On Tue, 2008-08-19 at 10:30 +0530, Sivaprasad.pv wrote: > Is there any way to specify in gcc to perform implicit type promotion > first and then perform operation on it (without explicit type casting). I spent over three decades reading other people's code -- both in industry and teaching. I always encouraged my students to use explicit type casting, even when not needed, for it's self-documenting value. Another rule I gave them is "multiplication and division have higher precedence than addition and subtraction; use parentheses in all other cases." Both "rules of thumb" help the reader to see your intent and minimize your chances of making a mistake. Bob
