Subj : Re: Skipped Code
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : "Ed Mulroy [TeamB]" <ed@mulroyREMOVETHESECHARS.org>
Date : Wed Jul 16 2003 01:27 pm

That would make sense if the variable hrpos was not used from then on in the
function.  If so then testing if it was above 12 and decrementing it by 12
could be elimiated by the optimizer.

..  Ed

> Georges wrote in message
> news:3f155dca$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> Has anyone else come across bits of code being skipped
> (Borland 5.02).  EG:
>
>       hrpos = 14;  // for testing
>       if (hrpos > 12)
>           hrpos -= 12;
>       abc = 5;
>
> When run, step by step in the debugger, with hrpos set
> to 14 (for testing) the two last statements are skipped.
> completely!  The value of hrpos remains 14. The problem
> can sometimes be cured by moving the lines to
> somewhere else!
>
> Any ideas anyone ?

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