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| From | Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: extern array as a pointer |
| Date | 2016-07-12 11:30 -0700 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
| Message-ID | <lntwfuhfow.fsf@kst-u.example.com> (permalink) |
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James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> writes:
> On 07/12/2016 12:30 PM, Keith Thompson wrote:
>> Frank Tetzel <s1445051@mail.zih.tu-dresden.de> writes:
>> [...]
>>> But why? Why is "extern int *array" containing the first element which
>>> is 0? Why doesn't the compiler or rather the linker warn about this? Is
>>> the type information lost for the linker?
>>
>> Yes, that's exactly the problem: the linker is required to pay attention
>> to type information.
>
> Is there a "not" missing from that sentence?
OOPS!
Yes, what I meant was:
Yes, that's exactly the problem: the linker is not required to pay
attention to type information.
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
"We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this."
-- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"
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extern array as a pointer sinbad <sinbad.sinbad@gmail.com> - 2016-07-12 03:06 -0700
Re: extern array as a pointer BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-12 11:45 +0100
Re: extern array as a pointer Frank Tetzel <s1445051@mail.zih.tu-dresden.de> - 2016-07-12 13:58 +0200
Re: extern array as a pointer Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-07-12 13:33 +0100
Re: extern array as a pointer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-07-12 09:30 -0700
Re: extern array as a pointer James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-07-12 12:52 -0400
Re: extern array as a pointer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-07-12 11:30 -0700
Re: extern array as a pointer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-07-12 11:51 -0700
Re: extern array as a pointer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-07-12 10:55 -0700
Re: extern array as a pointer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-07-12 09:28 -0700
Re: extern array as a pointer Nobody <nobody@nowhere.invalid> - 2016-07-12 13:26 +0100
Re: extern array as a pointer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-07-12 09:26 -0700
Re: extern array as a pointer Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-07-12 13:46 +0100
Re: extern array as a pointer James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-07-12 12:33 -0400
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