What does the program print when if statement conditions are set up without proper parentheses?

When if statement conditions are set up without proper parentheses, the program will result in a compile error. This is because syntax rules dictate that the condition inside an if statement must be enclosed in parentheses to be properly parsed by the compiler.

Without these parentheses, the compiler cannot interpret the condition correctly, leading to ambiguity in understanding what is intended to be evaluated. Consequently, the code does not compile successfully, preventing the program from running, which is why a compile error is raised.

In this context, other potential outputs could not occur because the program does not reach a state where it can execute or evaluate the conditions in the if statement. Hence, output statements such as "Equal n" or "Not equal" will never be reached if the program fails to compile. No output will also not take place, as the program has not been executed at all due to the nature of the compile error.