DJ Delorie wrote: >> I'll again point out that in your reset-vector example you don't >> actually need any pointer operations. > > I'm not trying to dereference any of these nonstandard pointers.
Good! In that case, you don't need them to be pointers at all. :-) I think you should just declare them as integer types. (You can give them pointer-sounding typedef names.) Then, provide builtins for converting to/from real pointers. The other things: > assignment, copy, storage, cast to/from integers, etc. will then just work. > Rarely, calling a function indirectly, but > that would have to be specific to the target, and documented therein. Again, a built-in will work here. If you avoid trying to introduce multiple *pointer* types, and just treat these things as *integer* types, you avoid all of the hard language issues. -- Mark Mitchell CodeSourcery [EMAIL PROTECTED] (650) 331-3385 x713
