Compiler Error Checking and Error Messages - How much is too much?

[Doug Gwyn <gwyn>]

> 	I used a compiler once that made assignment of pointer
> to an int a FATAL ERROR.   Note that on this system both 
> pointers and ints were 32 bits.

Perhaps it would have let you if you'd used a type cast?
In any case, this is certainly nonportable usage.

ANSI X3J11 (q.v.) attempts to define proper behavior in such cases.