------- Comment #2 from manu at gcc dot gnu dot org 2007-08-16 11:19 ------- (In reply to comment #1) > > At least for languages where 'const' is actually enforced > > There is none,
void use(const int *a) { a[0] = 5; } void foo(void) { int i; use(&i); } new.c:3: error: assignment of read-only location Either I am misunderstanding you or your argument about overwriting the pointer argument is equivalent to just don't using the value of 'i'. Of course, we don't know whether the value is used or not within use() but the fact is that 'i' cannot be initialized within use(). -- manu at gcc dot gnu dot org changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |manu at gcc dot gnu dot org Priority|P5 |P3 http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33086