[PATCH v2 1/2] system_data_types.7: Add 'void *'
Alejandro Colomar
colomar.6.4.3@gmail.com
Fri Oct 2 08:48:58 GMT 2020
Hi Michael,
On 2020-10-02 10:24, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> On 2020-10-01 19:32, Paul Eggert wrote:
> > For 'void *' you should also mention that one cannot use arithmetic on
> > void * pointers, so they're special in that way too.
>
> Good suggestion!
>
> > Also, you should
> > warn that because one can convert from any pointer type to void * and
> > then to any other pointer type, it's a deliberate hole in C's
> > type-checking.
>
> Also good. I'll talk about generic function parameters for this.
I think the patch as is now is complete enough to be added.
So I won't rewrite it for now.
Please review the patch as is,
and I'll add more info to this type in the future.
Thanks,
Alex
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