Subj : Re: Skipped Code
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : Georges <georges.ware@radiolink.net>
Date : Fri Jul 18 2003 07:16 am



Ed Mulroy [TeamB] wrote:

>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 ?
>>    
>>
>
>Ed,
>
    Ah!  But it was used a few lines later,  The program was not working 
because those lines were         being skipped!  I traced it right 
through, line by line.  This is not the first time I've come across
    a similar thing after a simple 'if'.

    Georges

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