Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary

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Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> writes:

> On 2024-10-28, Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I believe warnings in code should be treated as alarms that require
>> acknowledgment.
>>
>> For instance,
>>
>> const unsigned char ch = 1234;
>>
>> GCC:
>> warning: unsigned conversion from 'int' to 'unsigned char' changes value
>> from '1234' to '210' [-Woverflow]
>>
>> The programmer might intend this behavior;  in that case, the "alarm"
>> should be acknowledged.
>>
>> I would like a portable (standardized) way to achieve this.
>
> For conversion warnings, that portable way should ideally be a cast.

A commonly held view, but a bad idea nonetheless.

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constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-11 09:25 -0300
  Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-10-11 20:03 +0200
    Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-11 15:11 -0300
      Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-10-11 21:17 +0200
        Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-11 16:30 -0300
          Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-10-12 06:39 +0200
            Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-12 10:23 -0300
              Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-10-12 15:52 +0200
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-12 18:37 -0300
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-10-13 12:51 +0200
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-13 08:32 -0300
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-10-13 13:39 +0200
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2024-10-14 23:30 -0400
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-10-15 13:41 +0200
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-10-15 14:01 +0100
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-15 10:11 -0300
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-10-15 15:27 +0200
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2024-10-16 08:35 +0200
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2024-10-15 20:31 +0000
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-10-16 07:14 +0200
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2024-10-16 08:44 +0200
          Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2024-10-13 16:39 +0000
            Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-13 14:39 -0300
              Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-10-13 20:13 +0200
              Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2024-10-13 18:21 +0000
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-13 18:12 -0300
  Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-10-12 14:53 +0100
    Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-12 18:43 -0300
      Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-10-13 10:52 +0100
        Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-13 08:37 -0300
          Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-10-13 13:49 +0200
            Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-13 09:38 -0300
              Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-10-13 14:58 +0200
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-13 10:09 -0300
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-10-13 15:14 +0200
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2024-10-13 15:35 +0200
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-10-13 15:47 +0200
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2024-10-13 16:33 +0200
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-10-13 16:41 +0200
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-13 11:52 -0300
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-10-13 17:14 +0200
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2024-10-13 17:03 +0200
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-10-13 17:19 +0200
              Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-10-13 16:06 +0300
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-13 10:10 -0300
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-10-13 16:29 +0300
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-13 10:50 -0300
  Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-10-18 16:54 -0700
    Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-10-19 09:18 +0200
    Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-19 12:18 -0300
      Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-10-19 18:03 +0200
        Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-10-19 18:22 +0100
          Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-10-20 12:40 +0200
            Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-10-20 11:28 -0700
              Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Opus <ifonly@youknew.org> - 2024-10-21 03:02 +0200
              Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-10-21 08:40 +0200
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-10-21 13:47 -0700
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-10-21 14:20 -0700
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2024-10-22 02:43 +0000
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-10-22 12:18 -0700
        Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-19 16:41 -0300
          Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-10-19 14:48 -0700
            Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-19 19:49 -0300
              Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-10-19 21:08 -0700
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-10-20 14:59 +0300
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-20 09:22 -0300
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-10-22 10:02 +0200
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-22 09:48 -0300
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2024-10-26 15:07 +0100
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2024-10-26 11:08 -0400
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2024-10-26 20:28 +0200
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-10-26 19:37 +0000
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-10-26 21:58 -0700
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-10-27 17:22 +0000
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-11-03 19:06 -0800
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> - 2024-11-04 12:57 -0500
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2024-11-04 19:38 +0000
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-11-07 05:15 -0800
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-10-26 21:54 -0700
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-10-27 15:24 +0100
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-10-27 15:21 +0100
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2024-10-28 06:13 +0000
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-28 08:58 -0300
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2024-10-29 05:04 +0000
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-29 09:16 -0300
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-29 09:21 -0300
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-10-29 15:13 +0100
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-29 11:46 -0300
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-10-29 19:27 +0100
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2024-10-30 01:41 +0100
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2024-10-29 20:57 +0000
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-11-05 07:46 -0800
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-11-05 07:48 -0800
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.invalid> - 2024-10-29 17:26 +0000
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-29 14:48 -0300
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-10-26 21:37 -0700
                Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-10-27 15:32 +0100
            Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-19 22:56 -0300
              Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2024-10-20 18:12 +0200
          Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-10-20 12:45 +0200
            Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-10-20 12:23 +0100
              Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-10-20 13:36 +0200
        Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-10-19 14:24 -0700
          Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-19 19:13 -0300
          Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-10-20 12:55 +0200
      Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-10-19 19:53 +0300
        Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2024-10-19 16:35 -0300
          Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-10-19 14:49 -0700

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