for(;;) vs. while(1) is a draw

[Peter da Silva]

In article <5916 at buengc.BU.EDU> bph at buengc.bu.edu (Blair P. Houghton) writes:
> In article <0:P3-A6 at ggpc2.ferranti.com> peter at ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
> >you said the standard requires the compiler generate identical code
> >for !while(1)! and !for(;;)!.

> I said that a compiler that
> the implementor claimed to be matching the standard's model
> of a hypothetical machine would, in fact, generate
> identical code for !while(1)!  and !for(;;)!.

I'm sorry, but I can't see any significant difference between these two
statements.

Perhaps you should try turning on your English language optimiser?
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