reinterpret_cast<> and discarding const

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1 total messages Started by Greg McGary Mon, 13 Nov 1995 18:08

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Author: Greg McGary
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 18:08

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C++ Std sez (draft std and all recent WPs) in 5.2.9 (2) `The
reinterpret_cast operator shall not cast away constness.'

Unfortunately, whereas this might be possible to enforce for a single
reinterpret_cast<>, a sequence of two can easily discard
cv-qualifiers:

    char const *const *const *const ccpcpcpc;
    char *** cppp;
    cppp = reinterpret_cast<char ***> (reinterpret_cast<int> (ccpcpcpc))

Nasty.

Does a conforming compiler have any responsibility to detect this hole
(seems doable, but definitely a hassle), or is it just an unfortunate
wart?
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