• Christof Meerwald <cmeerw web.de> Dec 29 2001
• "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> Dec 29 2001

Hi,

here is another bug (DM allows me to modify const objects without
explicitely casting away the "const" qualifier):

  #include <stdio.h>

  int main(int argc, char *argv[])
  {
    const char *a = "Hello world";

    char *s;
    const char **t = &s; // this conversion shouldn't be allowed

    *t = a;
    s[0] = ' ';

    char **u = &a; // this conversion shouldn't be allowed
    (*u)[1] = ' ';

    printf("%s\n", a);

    return 0;
  }


The C++ standard doesn't allow these conversions (see 4.4 Qualification
conversions [conv.qual]), but DM doesn't complain about it.


bye, Christof

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Thanks!

"Christof Meerwald" <cmeerw web.de> wrote in message
news:a0ke7d$1oac$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 Hi,

 here is another bug (DM allows me to modify const objects without
 explicitely casting away the "const" qualifier):

   #include <stdio.h>

   int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   {
     const char *a = "Hello world";

     char *s;
     const char **t = &s; // this conversion shouldn't be allowed

     *t = a;
     s[0] = ' ';

     char **u = &a; // this conversion shouldn't be allowed
     (*u)[1] = ' ';

     printf("%s\n", a);

     return 0;
   }


 The C++ standard doesn't allow these conversions (see 4.4 Qualification
 conversions [conv.qual]), but DM doesn't complain about it.


 bye, Christof

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