On 07-Jun-01 Peter Pentchev wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 07, 2001 at 07:07:22PM +0300, Peter Pentchev wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is free((void *) (size_t) ptr) the only way to free a const whatever *ptr
>> with WARNS=2? (or more specifically, with -Wcast-qual)
>
> Uhm. OK. So size_t may not be enough to hold a pointer. What is it then -
> caddr_t?
uintptr_t for data pointers. In theory I think code pointers may not fit in a
uintptr_t.
free((void *)(uintptr_t)ptr) should work.
Of course, this begs the question of why you are free'ing a const. :)
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