Re: (ITS#8988) Undefined Behavior in slapadd

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Hello,

On Mon, 3 Feb 2020, hyc@symas.com wrote:

> No. The POSIX spec is *not* a part of the C spec - yet it is still valid.

POSIX spec *is* a C standard that exists in addition to the ISO C 
standard. ISO C defines the so-called "basic language and features" of C 
if you can call it that.

> Which simply proves the point that just because something is not defined
> in the C spec does not make it invalid. The compiler guys are idiots for
> taking this position.

Like Jeff already said, wrongly aligned object access *is* defined by the 
ISO C specification. It is wrong and explicitly defined as Undefined 
Behaviour. Invoking UB is playing with fire, and calling compiler writers 
with offending names does not change that fact at all.

Spending long time on comp.lang.c should be mandatory for all C 
programmers out there. It is shocking to invoke UB and not bother to fix 
it, instead blaming compiler writers and C standard writers.

Best regards,
Jokke Hämäläinen
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