> #include <values.h>
> #include <stdio.h>
>
> int main(int argc, char *argv[])
> {
> int a = -MAXINT-1, b = -1, c = a*b;
>
> fprintf(stderr, "%d * %d = %d\n", a, b, c );
> if (b) {
> c = a / b;
> fprintf(stderr, "%d/%d = %d\n", a, b, c );
> }
> return 0;
> }
Why the surprise? You've generated an exception #0, which Intel
called "divide by zero" in early IA processor manuals, but now call
"divide error". It is raised by any divide where the result overflows.
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