Thread: integer Count doesn't increment properly, doesn't work with GCC, but does with CC

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    integer Count doesn't increment properly, doesn't work with GCC, but does with CC

    Hi there.
    I am trying to write a program that approximates the integral of Cos^2, by working out the area under the graph.

    It was working on my home computer, running OSX, using GCC to compile, although I gather that GCC and CC are the same thing on OSX.

    But, trying to run it on my university computers (Unix) I get some crazy things happening, which seem to be caused by an issue with incrementing an integer.

    The code is here.

    When I compile with GCC, I get this as my output:
    Code:
    Count = 3555 
    Count = 3556 
    Count = 3557 
    Count = 3558 
    Count = 3559 
    Count = 3560 
    Count = 3561 
    Count = 3562 
    Count = 3563 
    Count = 3564 
    Count = 3565 
    Count = 3566 
    Count = 3567 
    The integral of (Cos(x))^2 between 0.000000 and 0.560000 is -22451877030849596034839243233979729137634606950168132554244772637725918156767371541383682094482259477193717530871408213064495352486659616158821156590299808112573904456113502043764019515866649496876255051482750237449798387798526542402632640838500465932172585681913451504091616968612989814208112571000503140352.000000
    But using CC, I get this:
    Code:
    Count = 3560 
    Count = 3561 
    Count = 3562 
    Count = 3563 
    Count = 3564 
    Count = 3565 
    Count = 3566 
    Count = 3567 
    The integral of (Cos(x))^2 between 0.000000 and 0.560000 is 0.505039
    Which is close enough to the right answer. But, changing
    Code:
    printf("Count = %d \n",count);
    to
    Code:
    printf("Count = %d \n",count);
    I get:
    Code:
    Count = 7.5543e-311 
    Count = 7.55642e-311 
    Count = 7.55855e-311 
    Count = 7.56067e-311 
    Count = 7.56279e-311 
    Count = 7.56491e-311 
    Count = 7.56703e-311 
    Count = 7.56916e-311 
    Count = 7.57128e-311 
    The integral of (Cos(x))^2 between 0.000000 and 0.560000 is -22451705589472446232067891485971879537344917125398259668867581637663778900599191551604083182741648965856417115723741404561003322543413905388574180837058612935377041503029104856068252778672968498937985004215835788706198650487466264022351694189797328699165952542769808519416934401735683372217923175709814030336.000000
    Unfortunately for me, the code is compiled with GCC when marked
    What on earth is going on?
    Thanks for the help

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    Argh sorry stupid mistake - solved it.

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