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Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2

From Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2
Date 2015-11-01 01:17 +0000
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"Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> writes:

> On Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 5:43:44 PM UTC-4, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
<snip>
>> >> >> "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> writes:
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> > On Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 7:23:55 AM UTC-4, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>> >> <snip>
>> >> >> >> What will the following mean:
>> >> <snip>
>> >> >> >> 03:  char *const* p, q;
>> >> <snip>
>> >> >> > 03:  Syntax error
<snip>
>> OK.  In short you've decided that CAlive can't directly declare a
>> pointer to a pointer that is const.  That pushes the question to why you
>> decided this, but let's not go down that rabbit hole.
>
> CAlive allows:
>
>     const char** p;
>
> I was under the impression "char* const* p" was a char pointer to a
> constant pointer, meaning the value of p could not change, not the
> thing p was pointing to.

No, that's not what it is.  Did you not say that you intend to support
C?  If so you will need to know it's type rules and you'll need to allow
valid C declarations.

<snip>
-- 
Ben.

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CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 19:40 -0700
  Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-10-30 19:50 -0700
    Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 19:56 -0700
      Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-10-31 13:00 -0700
  Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-31 11:23 +0000
    Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 07:45 -0700
      Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-31 15:02 +0000
        Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 10:52 -0700
          Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-31 20:01 +0000
            Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 13:51 -0700
              Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-31 21:43 +0000
                Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 17:04 -0700
                Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-11-01 01:17 +0000
                Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 19:20 -0700
              Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Chris M. Thomasson" <nospam@nospam.nospam> - 2015-10-31 16:02 -0700
                Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 17:06 -0700
  Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-31 13:54 +0000
    Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 07:52 -0700
      Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-10-31 11:16 -0400
        Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 10:08 -0700
          Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-10-31 14:00 -0400
        Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2015-10-31 17:41 +0000
          Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 11:03 -0700
            Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-31 20:04 +0000
              Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 13:56 -0700
                Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-31 21:49 +0000
        Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-10-31 12:20 -0700
  Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-01 04:17 +0000
    Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2015-11-01 00:02 -0700
  Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-11-01 20:30 +1300
  Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-11-01 23:48 +0100
    Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-01 16:54 -0800
      Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-11-02 02:05 +0100
        Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-01 17:12 -0800
          Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-01 17:23 -0800
    Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-02 02:28 -0800
      Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-11-10 15:57 +0000
      Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-10 08:11 -0800
        Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2015-11-10 18:34 +0000
          Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-10 10:55 -0800
        Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-10 21:08 -0800
          Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-12 05:14 -0800
            Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-12 13:31 +0000
              Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-12 06:21 -0800
            Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-11-12 14:29 +0000
              Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-12 06:36 -0800
              Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-11-12 06:45 -0800
                Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-12 06:48 -0800
                Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-11-12 15:59 +0100
                Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-12 07:03 -0800
                Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2015-11-12 16:21 +0000
                Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-11-12 09:09 -0800
                Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-12 09:16 -0800
                Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-12 09:46 -0800
                Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-11-12 09:51 -0800
                Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-12 10:01 -0800
                Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-11-12 11:10 -0800
                Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-12 11:31 -0800
                Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-11-12 12:14 -0800
                Re: CAlive and char* p1, p2 --vs-- char *p1, p2 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-12 12:18 -0800

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