>Compiler optimizations by themselves do not cause bugs - they reveal bugs. They are specfically designed to be sematically equivalent. > Any functional discre

>Compiler optimizations by themselves do not cause bugs - they reveal bugs. They are specfically designed to be sematically equivalent. > Any functional discrepancy between compiler-optimized and non-optimized code should be cause for concern. I agree that functional discrepancies are a cause for concern, but compilers have bugs too (and games programmers tend to push the limits).