type cast in initializer
stevens at hsi.UUCP
stevens at hsi.UUCP
Wed Jan 29 23:15:57 AEST 1986
I've found the two lines
int x = 0;
char *ptr = (char *) &x;
acceptable to every C compiler I've used, until running into the
Whitesmith's C compiler. They refuse to accept the type coercion "(char *)"
on the second initialization. As I read K&R this should be acceptable
through the rules
initializer:
= expression (Sec. 8.6)
expression:
( type-name ) expression (Sec. 7.2)
I talked to Whitesmiths about this and they are firm that their
interpretation of the "standard" is that a type coercion following the
equals sign is not allowed and they don't plan to change their compiler.
Am I missing something ?? What does the proposed ANSI standard have
to say about this ??
Richard Stevens
Health Systems International, New Haven, CT
ihnp4 ! hsi ! stevens
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