read(fd,&y,sizeof y)

[Jens Bernhard Fiederer]

Speak for yourself.  The need to cast every null pointer argument to
the specific pointer required IS A PROBLEM WITH THE C LANGUAGE.  It is
a bloody pain, not to mention a waste of time.  I do it, but I would rather
not.  Three cheers for the set of languages that support the "lazy" programmer!
Three cheers for the empty set!

Azhrarn
-- 
Reachable as
	....allegra![rayssd,rlgvax]!ccieng5!jbf
Or just address to 'native of the night' and trust in the forces of evil.