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From: decot@hpisod2.HP.COM (Dave Decot)
Newsgroups: comp.std.c++
Subject: Re: Re: casting "const" to "non-const"
Message-ID: <30360001@hpisod2.HP.COM>
Date: 2 Aug 90 00:44:41 GMT
References: <1913@ux.acs.umn.edu>
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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> >I disagree with the statement "In C ... a cast is always supposed to work.."
> >In fact, it does not always work, although you are always allowed to try
> >without the compiler getting too upset.  For instance, casting a pointer
> 
> 	Small terminology mistake. I meant that it was always supposed to
> compile, NOT always supposed to work.

No problem.  But I still disagree.  If the compiler knows it's not going
to work, I'd much prefer that it tell me and fail to compile it.

Dave Decot