testing if LLONG_MIN-1 == LLONG_MAX gives different results with -O3 and without. Here's a short example and the output I get on my machine.
mamie:/home/distrib/lang/pas$cat mini64.c #include <stdio.h> typedef signed long long int int64; #define MAXINT64 9223372036854775807LL #define MININT64 ((-9223372036854775807LL)-1LL) int main (int argc, char **argv) { int64 minint64; printf ("mini64: test 2's-complement arithmetic\n"); minint64 = MININT64; printf ("minint64-1 = %lld\n", minint64-1); if (minint64 - 1 != MAXINT64) { printf ("minint64 - 1 <> MAXINT64\n"); } else { printf ("minint64 - 1 == MAXINT64\n"); } return 0; } /* main */ mamie:/home/distrib/lang/pas$gcc -o mini64 mini64.c && ./mini64 mini64: test 2's-complement arithmetic minint64-1 = 9223372036854775807 minint64 - 1 == MAXINT64 mamie:/home/distrib/lang/pas$gcc -O3 -o mini64 mini64.c && ./mini64 mini64: test 2's-complement arithmetic minint64-1 = 9223372036854775807 minint64 - 1 <> MAXINT64 mamie:/home/distrib/lang/pas$gcc -v Using built-in specs. Target: i686-pc-linux-gnu Configured with: ../configure --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran Thread model: posix gcc version 4.3.0 20070305 (experimental) -- Summary: 2's complement arithmetic (LLONG_MIN-1) works differently with and without optimization Product: gcc Version: 4.3.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: sdirkse at gams dot com GCC host triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu GCC target triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=31075