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From: pete@bally.Bally.COM (Pete Gregory)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: AIX PS/2 C-compiler bug (or is it me?)?
Message-ID: <233@bally.Bally.COM>
Date: 1 Mar 90 19:55:47 GMT
Organization: Bally Systems, Reno, NV
Lines: 45

Hi -

I have AIX PS/2 (the latest and greatest: updates of C compiler and
base operating system as of 2/12/90), but I am unable to compile the 
following simple program:

main()
{
	double d;
	long l;
	short s;
	int i;

	char *c;

	c = (char *) l;
	c = (char *) s;
	c = (char *) i;
	c = (char *) d;
}

...I get the following compile-time diagnostic:

	14.	c = (char *) s;
	15.	c = (char *) d; <<<<<
****** Error number 137 in line 14 of file test.c *****
****** Illegal type conversion *****
1 errors.  0 warnings.  16 lines.  File test.c

...BTW, this program compiles fine on AIX 2.2.1 on the RT (6150/125).

This code is an isolation of code in a much larger program.  The exact
same error occurs there, too (on the PS/2; RT is okay and the program
WORKS).

Any ideas?  Thanks.......


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