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From: olcott <polcott333@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: DD specifies non-terminating behavior to HHH --- RECURSIVE CHAIN
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On 2/22/2025 2:59 PM, dbush wrote:
> On 2/22/2025 3:53 PM, olcott wrote:
>> On 2/22/2025 2:09 PM, dbush wrote:
>>> On 2/22/2025 3:03 PM, olcott wrote:
>>
>> 01 int F(int i)
>> 02 {
>> 03   if (i > 10)
>> 04     return 0;
>> 05   else
>> 06     return F(i+1);
>> 07 }
>> 08
>> 09 int no_numbers_greater_than_10()
>> 10 {
>> 11   return F(0);
>> 12 }
>> 13
>> 14 int main()
>> 15 {
>> 16   F((int)no_numbers_greater_than_10);
>> 17   return 0;
>> 18 }
>>
>>>
>>> So if the address of no_numbers_greater_than_10 is greater than 10 
>>> then 0 is returned right away, otherwise as most 10 recursive calls 
>>> will be made before the condition is matched and 0 is returned.
>>>
>>> This doesn't change the fact that no_numbers_greater_than_10 correctly
>>> simulated by F cannot possibly return so F(no_numbers_greater_than_10)
>>> is correct to report non-halting, which means that there is no natural
>>> number greater than 10.
>>>
>>> Agreed?
>>
>> I think that you will find more bugs when you try to
>> provide the line number by line number execution trace.
>>
>> #1 bug F never simulates anything.
>>
> 
> It is a verified fact that 

F never simulates anything when i > 10.

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