> If you know of a non-GCC compiler that optimizes away > the test (so that the function always returns 0), please > post here, and let me know the name, version number, > command-line options, etc. you used to demonstrate that.
The lovely TI Code Composer Studio compiler does the same optimization. It's mostly for DSP code and not a mainstream compiler though.
Cmdline: ./cl6x -O3 test.c Version of the compiler is 6.0.8 (latest) Optimizations are good. I love them! Nils