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		cokernel_hacker on Sept 5, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Undefined behavior in C is a reading error (2021) That works for a lot of behavior but not everything. For example: `int f(int x) { static int y[] = {42, 43}; return y[x]; }` What behavior should `f(-1)` or `f(100)` have? What is sensible?

Y_Y on Sept 5, 2024 [–]

Desugar to pointer arithmetic, try to do an dereference like

    *(y-1)

and more than likely segfault, or return the value at that address if it's somehow valid.

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