Consider the following program:
#include <stdio.h>
void myfn(const int **a)
{
static int i, j, k;
a[0] = &i;
a[1] = &j;
a[2] = &k;
return;
}
int main(void)
{
int *a[3];
int x, y, z;
a[0] = &x;
a[1] = &y;
a[2] = &z;
x = 10;
y = 20;
z = 30;
myfn(a);
return 0;
}
Suppose the program name is tmp.c
When this program is compiled with gcc under Redhat Enerprise Linux,
with the command
gcc -std=c99 tmp.c
the following Compilation warning is produced with gcc
const_ptr.c: In function `main':
const_ptr.c:27: warning: passing arg 1 of `myfn' from incompatible
pointer type
If I remove the const qualifier in myfn( ), the program compiles with
gcc without any warning.
However with VC++ 2005, there is no compilation warning with the
original program ie even when the const qualifier is present.
QUESTION:
-----------------
Why is the warning generated with gcc ?
This question arises because of the following reason.
We can pass a char[] to a function which receives it as const char*.
Here there is no compilation warning reported. But when a char *a[] is
passed, why can't it be received as "const char ** " ? 2 1717
On Feb 19, 7:11 am, "subramanian10. ..@yahoo.com, India"
<subramanian10. ..@yahoo.comwro te:
Consider the following program:
#include <stdio.h>
void myfn(const int **a)
{
static int i, j, k;
a[0] = &i;
a[1] = &j;
a[2] = &k;
return;
}
int main(void)
{
int *a[3];
int x, y, z;
a[0] = &x;
a[1] = &y;
a[2] = &z;
x = 10;
y = 20;
z = 30;
myfn(a);
return 0;
}
Suppose the program name is tmp.c
When this program is compiled with gcc under Redhat Enerprise Linux,
with the command
gcc -std=c99 tmp.c
the following Compilation warning is produced with gcc
const_ptr.c: In function `main':
const_ptr.c:27: warning: passing arg 1 of `myfn' from incompatible
pointer type
If I remove the const qualifier in myfn( ), the program compiles with
gcc without any warning.
However with VC++ 2005, there is no compilation warning with the
original program ie even when the const qualifier is present.
QUESTION:
-----------------
Why is the warning generated with gcc ?
This question arises because of the following reason.
We can pass a char[] to a function which receives it as const char*.
Here there is no compilation warning reported. But when a char *a[] is
passed, why can't it be received as "const char ** " ?
I think the problem is if you are using "const int **", you are
telling the compiler that you are passing a pointer of pointer
pointing to a constant integer value. But in your main, "a" is not
pointing to a const value. This will have problem. su************* *@yahoo.com, India wrote:
...
void myfn(const int **a)
{
...
}
int main(void)
{
int *a[3];
...
myfn(a);
...
}
...
the following Compilation warning is produced with gcc
const_ptr.c: In function `main':
const_ptr.c:27: warning: passing arg 1 of `myfn' from incompatible
pointer type
If I remove the const qualifier in myfn( ), the program compiles with
gcc without any warning.
...
Argument 'a' in the function call has type 'int*[3]' which in this particular
context decays to type 'int**'. The corresponding parameter has type 'const
int**', which means that in this case you are trying to convert a 'int**' value
to 'const int**' type implicitly. This is not legal in C language. 'int*' can be
implicitly converted to 'const int*', but 'int**' cannot be implicitly converted
to 'const int**'. It the latter conversion were legal, it would let one to
circumvent const-correctness rules without an explicit cast. See the following
FAQ item for more detail http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lit...html#faq-18.17
(This is a C++ FAQ entry, but the principle it illustrates applies immediately
to C as well)
--
Best regards,
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