On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 2:04 PM, Arthur O'Dwyer <arthur.j.odwyer_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

> P0907r1 proposes this addition relative to the WD:
>
> > If overflow caused by an operation which would require representing an
> integer which cannot be represented by the type, the behavior is undefined.
>
> However, it simultaneously proposes these deletions relative to the WD:
>
> > [*Note:* Operators can be regrouped according to the usual mathematical
> rules only where the operators really are associative or commutative ...
> and
> > an operation that would have undefined behavior as specified in Clause
> 4 through 19 of this document [*Note*: including, for example, signed
> integer overflow, certain pointer arithmetic, division by zero, or
> certain shift operations —*end note*]
>
> The removals are all non-normative, but they seem to be aimed at
> eliminating references to "signed overflow is UB", even though signed
> overflow *is* still UB. Was there a sense in the room that we wanted to
> downplay the importance of *teaching* signed UB in C++, but not actually
> eliminate the UB itself? Or what's the point of re-wording these existing
> notes?
>

There was extensive discussion of this note, what to add / remove, etc, and
no direction as to where to go. I'll ask EWG today.


> Also, separately and less importantly, I'd love to hear someone's
> rationale for making (1<<31) UB in C++2a when it's IDB in C++17. The straw
> poll result in P0907r1 sounds unambiguous, but I don't understand what
> rationale could exist for taking this construct from IDB into UB. Is the
> assumption that people haven't yet had a chance to write any programs whose
> correctness depends on the value of (1<<31), so if we change it back to UB
> fast enough, nobody will notice?
>

The notes should help clarify RIchard's rationale for proposing this.


> –Arthur
>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 8:56 AM, JF Bastien <cxx_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>> Hello EWG,
>>
>> SG6 and SG12 discussed wg21.link/P0907r0 Signed Integers are Two’s
>> Complement and provided extensive feedback.
>>
>> I've attached an updated paper listing polls and addressing most feedback
>> (except some wording fiddle) to the EWG wiki for this afternoon's
>> discussion:
>>
>> http://wiki.edg.com/pub/Wg21jacksonville2018/EvolutionWorkin
>> gGroup/D0907r1.html
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> JF
>>
>>
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