> -----Original Message----- > From: Caldarale, Charles R [mailto:chuck.caldar...@unisys.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 9:13 AM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: RE: [OT] Setting HTTP response headers caching for 1 year > doesn't work > > > From: Jeffrey Janner [mailto:jeffrey.jan...@polydyne.com] > > Subject: RE: [OT] Setting HTTP response headers caching for 1 year > doesn't work > > > Does the Java compiler do this? One would think so, but judging > > from the results you guys are displaying, it seems not. > > javac does do the constant expression evaluation (look in the constant > pool); it just fails to detect the truncation.
Ah, room for improvement in javac then. > > > by the default run-time catch is to ignore and return. > > Again, the C _standard_ requires that overflow be ignored at runtime, > so on most hardware, no exception occurs. > My hardware internals knowledge is just as rusty as my coding skills, but doesn't the hardware catch the overflow and raise the exception anyway? It's just a matter of have the exception-handling code in place, right? (Life is so much nicer when you're only running machines instead of coding for them. Much less detail to remember.) Jeff __________________________________________________________________________ Confidentiality Notice: This Transmission (including any attachments) may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately reply to the sender or telephone (512) 343-9100 and delete this transmission from your system.
