> It sounds as if the root of the problem is the C standard. Some of it is indeed a problem with the standard. There are other bits though where portability or

> It sounds as if the root of the problem is the C standard. Some of it is indeed a problem with the standard. There are other bits though where portability or optimization needs kind of require some level of "undefined" behaviour for the standard. There really are some bits of code that perhaps can't be as portable and/or as efficient if you code for safety.