int/long unification hides bugs

[kartik]

Peter Otten <__peter__ at web.de> wrote in message news:<clngtp$tat$02$1 at news.t-online.com>...
> kartik vaddadi wrote:
> 
> >> Overflow errors are not automated tests.
> > 
> > why not? they detect bugs.
> 
> According to that logic your users will be automated tests, too...

Sorry for the wrong terminology, but what all I meant was what
overflow errors detect bugs without you having to write code for that.
-kartik