salieri:~/tmp% cat test.c #include int main () { if (0) printf ("0 works\n"); if (1) printf ("1 works\n"); if (-1) printf ("-1 works\n"); if (9292) printf ("9292 works\n"); return 0; } salieri:~/tmp% gcc -Wall test.c -o test salieri:~/tmp% ./test 1 works -1 works 9292 works