Re: conversion and void *

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From: Bernhard Rossboth
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 16:31

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In article AA21279@Monkey.mcs.kent.edu, pwang@mcs.kent.edu () writes:
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>It is an error to assign a void * type to int * say.
>But it is O.K to pass a void * argument to an int * formal argument.

Legal with GNU, but illegal with cfront and ObjectCenter. 
Add it to the known bug list of the comiler, if it is still missing.

C++ does not allow any operations on void* pointers. You have to cast them allways before usage.

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