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hgm wrote:If you don't like 'break', it is easily avoidable at the price of some extra indentation:

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do {
  int success = read_some_input();
  if(success) {
    process_input();
  }
} while(success);

'while(FOREVER)' sounds linguistically broken. I would prefer 'for(EVER)' or 'while(UNBROKEN)'.

hgm wrote:I would prefer 'for(EVER)' or 'while(UNBROKEN)'.

#define EVER ;;
...
for(EVER)
{
   do_stuff();
}

bob wrote:The most succinct is while (1) {}

#define PIGS_DO_NOT_FLY    1u
...
while (PIGS_DO_NOT_FLY)
{
    ...
}

syzygy wrote:

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one_more_time:
    ...
    if (finished)
        goto done;
    ...
    goto one_more_time;

done:
    ...

Ras wrote:

hgm wrote:I would prefer 'for(EVER)' or 'while(UNBROKEN)'.

Here you go:

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#define EVER ;;
...
for(EVER)
{
   do_stuff();
}

Fulvio wrote:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/160 ... -zero-in-c

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void Initialize() {
	s32 i, fs120, ts120, fs64, ts64;
	s32 dir[8] = {9, 11, -9, -11, 1, 10, -1, -10};
	s32 din[8] = {8, 12, 19, 21, -8, -12, -19, -21};
	s32 isOnBoard[120] = {
	    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1,
	    1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
	    1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1,
	    1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
	    1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};

	for (fs64 = 63; fs64 >= 0; fs64--) {
		fs120 = SQUARE120(fs64);

		for &#40;i = 0; i < 8; i++) &#123;
			ts120 = fs120 + din&#91;i&#93;;
			if &#40;isOnBoard&#91;ts120&#93;) &#123;
				dirKn&#91;fs64&#93; |= BIT64&#40;SQUARE64&#40;ts120&#41;);
			&#125;
		&#125;

		for &#40;i = 0; i < 8; i++) &#123;
			ts120 = fs120 + dir&#91;i&#93;;
			if &#40;isOnBoard&#91;ts120&#93;) &#123;
				dirKi&#91;fs64&#93; |= BIT64&#40;SQUARE64&#40;ts120&#41;);
				do &#123;
					dirPtr&#91;i&#93;&#91;fs64&#93; |= BIT64&#40;SQUARE64&#40;ts120&#41;);
					ts120 += dir&#91;i&#93;;
				&#125; while &#40;isOnBoard&#91;ts120&#93;);
			&#125;
		&#125;
	&#125;
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