Expression sequencing query

[Tom Cunningham]

Sorry if this topic has been overly exercised already.  In the following
code fragment:

	/* a = b + b + b */
	a = ((b=1),b) + ((b=2),b) + ((b=3),b)

I expected the result to be 6.  With the Microsoft C compiler and the
compiler on the Sun 3, the result is 9.  Apparently the parenthetical
assignments are all getting done before the comma and addition.  Any
thoughts on thi

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