Re: Empty functions (was: GCC and const-correctness)

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From	Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
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Subject	Re: Empty functions (was: GCC and const-correctness)
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Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> writes:
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> A null pointer (which doesn't point to a function) is not the same
> as a function that does nothing.

What I meant to say is that a null pointer is not the same as *a pointer
to* a function that does nothing.

>                                   A function that takes a pointer
> to a callback function should document what it does with it.  In my
> opinion it's perfectly reasonable to require the passed pointer to
> be non-null (or perhaps for a null pointer to have some distinct
> meaning).

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Thread

GCC and const-correctness Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2018-10-11 12:17 +0300
  Re: GCC and const-correctness Philipp Klaus Krause <pkk@spth.de> - 2018-10-11 11:22 +0200
    Re: GCC and const-correctness Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2018-10-11 13:17 +0300
  Re: GCC and const-correctness Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-11 02:40 -0700
  Re: GCC and const-correctness Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2018-10-11 10:17 +0000
    Re: GCC and const-correctness Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2018-10-11 13:28 +0300
      Re: GCC and const-correctness Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2018-10-11 10:58 +0000
        Re: GCC and const-correctness jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu - 2018-10-11 08:21 -0700
    Re: GCC and const-correctness David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-11 12:39 +0200
    Re: GCC and const-correctness Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2018-10-11 15:02 +0000
      Re: GCC and const-correctness Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2018-10-11 18:06 +0300
      Re: GCC and const-correctness Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-11 17:23 +0200
        Re: GCC and const-correctness Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2018-10-12 10:16 +0000
          Re: GCC and const-correctness David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-12 13:21 +0200
            Re: GCC and const-correctness Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-13 09:33 +0200
              Re: GCC and const-correctness David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-13 13:11 +0200
    Re: Empty functions (was: GCC and const-correctness) Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-11 17:25 +0200
      Re: Empty functions (was: GCC and const-correctness) Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-10-11 09:23 -0700
        Re: Empty functions (was: GCC and const-correctness) Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-10-11 10:54 -0700
        Re: Empty functions (was: GCC and const-correctness) Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-11 19:56 +0200
          Re: Empty functions David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-11 20:19 +0200
          Re: Empty functions (was: GCC and const-correctness) Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-12 02:43 -0700
    Re: Empty functions (was: GCC and const-correctness) Anton Shepelev <ant0n.txt@gmai1.c0m> - 2018-10-11 19:16 +0300

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