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| From | Ben Bacarisse <ben@bsb.me.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: No warning at implicit removal of const. Was: relearning C: why does an in-place change to a char* segfault? |
| Date | 2024-08-05 12:03 +0100 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <87ttfzb5ar.fsf@bsb.me.uk> (permalink) |
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"Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> writes:
> On 8/4/2024 6:06 PM, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>> "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> On 8/2/2024 3:29 PM, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>>>> "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> For some reason I had a sort of a habit wrt const pointers:
>>>>>
>>>>> (experimental code, no ads, raw text...)
>>>>> https://pastebin.com/raw/f52a443b1
>>>>>
>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>> /* Interfaces
>>>>> ____________________________________________________________________*/
>>>>> #include <stddef.h>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> struct object_prv_vtable {
>>>>> int (*fp_destroy) (void* const);
>>>>> };
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> struct device_prv_vtable {
>>>>> int (*fp_read) (void* const, void*, size_t);
>>>>> int (*fp_write) (void* const, void const*, size_t);
>>>>> };
>>>> Why? It seems like an arbitrary choice to const qualify some pointer
>>>> types and some pointed-to types (but never both).
>>>
>>> I just wanted to get the point across that the first parameter, aka, akin
>>> to "this" in C++ is a const pointer. Shall not be modified in any way shape
>>> or form. It is as it is, so to speak:
>>>
>>> void foo(struct foobar const* const self);
>>>
>>> constant pointer to a constant foobar, fair enough?
>> No. If you intended a const pointer to const object why didn't you
>> write that? My point was that the consts seems to be scattered about
>> without any apparent logic and you've not explained why.
>>
>>>>> ;^)
>>>> Does the wink mean I should not take what you write seriously? If so,
>>>> please ignore my question.
>>>
>>> The wink was meant to show my habit in basically a jestful sort of
>>> way.
>> Your habit of what?
>
> To write the declaration with names and the const access I want, so:
>
> extern void (void const* const ptr);
>
> void (void const* const ptr)
> {
> // ptr is a const pointer to a const void
> }
I don't think you are following what I'm, saying. If you think there
might be some value in finding out, you could as a few questions. I
won't say it again ;-)
--
Ben.
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