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Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> writes:

> Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> writes:
>> Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> writes:
> [...]
>>> char buff[1024];
> [...]
>>> buff is a constant character pointer, except for the odd little
>>> quirk which is mainly undesireable in real code anyway.
>>
>> No it isn't is constant character pointer.  It is an expression with
>> array type that is not an lvalue.
>
> What do you mean it's not an lvalue?

He means "modifiable lvalue".

A natural mistake to make if your approximate mnemonic for l-value is
"Can go on the left side of an = sign", which is the source of the name,
if not technically correct in C.