Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System

From	Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System
Date	2011-11-10 20:58 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<20111110125728.458@kylheku.com> (permalink)
References	<j9hbnp$13g$1@speranza.aioe.org> <j9hc6s$1rs$1@oravannahka.helsinki.fi> <20111110124538.731@kylheku.com>

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On 2011-11-10, Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> wrote:
> On 2011-11-10, Lauri Alanko <la@iki.fi> wrote:
>> int* fdp = malloc(sizeof(int));
>> *fdp = connfd;
>> pthread_create(&tid, NULL, readit, fdp);
>
> Or just cast the darn value to a pointer. Save this trick for when the argument
> list grows to include more than one value.

P.S. what is more important: having an allergic reaction to
pointer-integer casts? Or checking the return value of malloc.

:)

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Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Quentin Pope <qp19433@hotmail.NOSPAM.com> - 2011-11-10 20:21 +0000
  Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Lauri Alanko <la@iki.fi> - 2011-11-10 20:29 +0000
    Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2011-11-10 20:51 +0000
      Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2011-11-10 20:58 +0000
      Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-11-10 16:08 -0500
        Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2011-11-10 21:35 +0000
          Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-11-10 17:18 -0500
            Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2011-11-10 23:14 +0000
              Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Richard Damon <news.x.richarddamon@xoxy.net> - 2011-11-10 19:36 -0500
  Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu> - 2011-11-10 12:32 -0800
    Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-11-10 15:44 -0500
    Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-10 12:58 -0800
      Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System blmblm@myrealbox.com <blmblm.myrealbox@gmail.com> - 2011-11-17 15:53 +0000
  Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2011-11-10 20:45 +0000
    Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2011-11-10 21:00 +0000
  Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-11-10 15:14 -0700
  Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-11 11:22 +1300
    Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System William Ahern <william@wilbur.25thandClement.com> - 2011-11-14 11:10 -0800
      Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-15 08:28 +1300
        Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-11-14 14:48 -0500
          Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-15 10:15 +1300
            Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-11-14 22:18 +0100
              Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-15 10:26 +1300
            Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-11-14 16:46 -0500
              Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-15 10:58 +1300
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-11-14 17:15 -0500
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System blp@cs.stanford.edu (Ben Pfaff) - 2011-11-14 14:18 -0800
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-15 11:29 +1300
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-11-14 18:14 -0500
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-11-14 23:01 +0000
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-11-16 10:39 +0200
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-11-16 20:18 +0000
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Fritz Wuehler <fritz@spamexpire-201111.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> - 2011-11-17 02:54 +0100
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2011-11-16 21:29 -0500
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-11-17 02:31 +0000
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-11-18 14:31 +0200
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2011-11-17 02:44 +0000
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-11-16 21:33 -0700
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2011-11-17 04:01 +0100
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System blmblm@myrealbox.com <blmblm.myrealbox@gmail.com> - 2011-11-17 15:46 +0000
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-11-17 18:48 +0000
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System blmblm@myrealbox.com <blmblm.myrealbox@gmail.com> - 2011-11-18 14:48 +0000
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-15 14:37 +1300
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-11-16 10:23 +0200
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-11-16 06:53 -0500
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-11-16 11:15 -0500
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-11-16 17:08 +0000
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-11-18 15:09 +0200
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-11-18 14:24 +0200
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-11-18 10:08 -0500
                Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-11-18 17:52 +0200
            Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-11-14 15:45 -0700
  Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System "christian.bau" <christian.bau@cbau.wanadoo.co.uk> - 2011-11-10 15:19 -0800
    Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2011-11-10 23:41 +0000
      Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-10 20:48 -0800
      Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System "christian.bau" <christian.bau@cbau.wanadoo.co.uk> - 2011-11-14 03:39 -0800
        Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Lauri Alanko <la@iki.fi> - 2011-11-14 13:08 +0000
          Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-11-14 09:21 -0500
        Re: Typecasting Pointers on a 64 bit System Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-14 12:54 -0800

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