http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=45884
Summary: Incorrect removal of check for "less than zero" after adding value to (signed) long Product: gcc Version: 4.4.3 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: anders_j...@yahoo.com Created attachment 21959 --> http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=21959 Source (test.c), Makefile, Binaries, test.i, gcc -dumpspecs etc. See README.txt When compiled with -O2, the below (val < 0) check is, under some conditions (see attachment), optimized away: ... long val10, val; char *s; ... if((*s >= '0') && (*s <= '9')) { val10 = val * 10; // Skip overflow check, not the issue we are showing val = val10 + (*s - '0'); /****** OPTIMIZED AWAY IN CASE OF -O2 ******/ if(val < 0) { /* Overflow */ return -1; } ... } Build on ubuntu (2.6.32-25-generic) gcc version 4.4.3-4ubuntu5 machine i486-linux-gnu Attaching complete test case with: Makefile Source (test.c) Binaries Result from compiling with -save-temps (test.i) System configuration, gcc -dumpspecs, etc.