Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure

From	"Alf P. Steinbach /Usenet" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c++
Subject	Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure
Date	2011-04-15 18:48 +0200
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* cg_chas, on 15.04.2011 15:38:
>>
>> While the Standard (apparently to some, a work of "novices")

Whoever it is that you're trying to stab in the back, remarks like that place 
you squarely in the troll category.


>> does willfully
>> acknowledge the memcpy function with quite a few examples in the context of POD
>> types (3.9/1),  It does not define the behavior of memcpy itself.

The C++ standard refers down to the C standard for such definitions.


>  To do so is
>> not possible for several reasons such as aligment issues. (3.9/5).  By
>> definition or lack thereof, using memcpy is undefined by the Standard.

That's rubbish.


- Alf

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Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure "A" <a@a.a> - 2011-04-14 17:25 +0200
  Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure cg_chas <cg_chas@hotmail.com> - 2011-04-14 11:38 -0400
    Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure "A" <a@a.a> - 2011-04-14 17:44 +0200
      Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure "A" <a@a.a> - 2011-04-14 17:55 +0200
        Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure cg_chas <cg_chas@hotmail.com> - 2011-04-14 11:57 -0400
        Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure "A" <a@a.a> - 2011-04-14 17:59 +0200
          Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure cg_chas <cg_chas@hotmail.com> - 2011-04-14 12:06 -0400
          Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure "Thomas J. Gritzan" <phygon_antispam@gmx.de> - 2011-04-14 18:09 +0200
          Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure "Alf P. Steinbach /Usenet" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2011-04-14 18:15 +0200
            Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure Martijn van Buul <pino@dohd.org> - 2011-04-14 16:30 +0000
              Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure "Alf P. Steinbach /Usenet" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2011-04-14 18:39 +0200
                Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure Martijn van Buul <pino@dohd.org> - 2011-04-14 17:01 +0000
                Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure "Alf P. Steinbach /Usenet" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2011-04-14 19:12 +0200
                Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure gwowen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2011-04-14 14:32 -0700
                Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure "Alf P. Steinbach /Usenet" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2011-04-14 23:48 +0200
                Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure gwowen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2011-04-15 04:23 -0700
                Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure cg_chas <cg_chas@hotmail.com> - 2011-04-15 09:32 -0400
                Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure cg_chas <cg_chas@hotmail.com> - 2011-04-15 09:38 -0400
                Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure "Alf P. Steinbach /Usenet" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2011-04-15 18:48 +0200
                Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure cg_chas <cg_chas@hotmail.com> - 2011-04-15 13:21 -0400
                Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure "Alf P. Steinbach /Usenet" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2011-04-15 19:31 +0200
                Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure gwowen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2011-04-15 11:45 -0700
                Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-04-16 23:07 +0000
                Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure Martijn van Buul <pino@dohd.org> - 2011-04-15 20:08 +0000
                Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure "Alf P. Steinbach /Usenet" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2011-04-15 22:34 +0200
      Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure cg_chas <cg_chas@hotmail.com> - 2011-04-14 11:56 -0400
        Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure "A" <a@a.a> - 2011-04-14 18:02 +0200
          Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure cg_chas <cg_chas@hotmail.com> - 2011-04-14 12:15 -0400
      Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure "Thomas J. Gritzan" <phygon_antispam@gmx.de> - 2011-04-14 18:04 +0200
        Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure "A" <a@a.a> - 2011-04-14 18:15 +0200
          Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure "Thomas J. Gritzan" <phygon_antispam@gmx.de> - 2011-04-14 18:21 +0200
      Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-04-14 17:21 +0100
  Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure "Alf P. Steinbach /Usenet" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2011-04-14 18:10 +0200
  Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure Noah Roberts <dont@email.me> - 2011-04-14 09:31 -0700
    Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure "A" <a@a.a> - 2011-04-14 21:06 +0200
  Re: Simple structure and copying data to pointer of the same structure Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-04-15 00:05 -0700

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