Re: strange case of "if ((a & b))"

On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 03:15:21PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 01:28:56PM -0500, Justin Pryzby wrote:
> > > > 0002 is a bonus patch I found in my typos branch. I will hold onto it for
> > > > later if nobody wants to deal with it.
> > >
> > > I am ready to deal with this patch. Should I apply it to master soon?
> >
> > Thanks for looking at it. I suggest not to apply 0002 - I'll resend it on
> > another thread with other, similar cleanups.
>
> OK.
>
> > However, I have another patch to clean up stuff like "? true : false", which
> > seems related to this patch (but maybe it should be applied separately).
>
> Yes, that is odd. I think it is related to the confusion that if ()
> compares non-zero(true) and zero(false), while booleans return only 1/0
> (no other values). This explores that:
>
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22489517/c-language-boolean-expression-return-value
>
> Do you want me to consider this patch now?

Yes, please.
It may be helpful to dispose of the first patch first.

Thanks,
Justin