g++ V2.2.2: conditional operator cannot handle const char * operand

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1 total messages Started by Michael T. Naseef Mon, 17 Aug 1992 10:48

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Author: Michael T. Naseef
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 10:48

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SOFTWARE:  g++ (gcc) version 2.2.2

BUG REPORT:  conditional operator ?: cannot handle const char * operand.

I discovered the following bug while recompiling groff using g++
version 2.2.2.

PROBLEM: compiling the following code produces the error
	try.cc: In function `int  main ()':
	try.cc:5: assignment between incompatible pointer types

EXAMPLE CODE:
main()
{
    const char *p = "abcd";
    const char *c;
    c = ((p == 0) ? "1234" : p);
}


Note: changing the declaration of p to char * will allow g++ to compile the
code without error.  No casting of any members has any affect on the problem.

Mike Naseef
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Mike Naseef
Department of Computer Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27706
Internet:	mtn@cs.duke.edu	|  Phone:	919/660-6577
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