[Bug c++/53762] pointer-casts don't always check null-pointers

[redi at gcc dot gnu.org]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53762

--- Comment #2 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-06-24 
16:30:54 UTC ---
These are allowed:

  pa = static_cast<A*>(pb);
  pb = static_cast<B*>(pa);

All the other casts are not because they involve dereferencing a null pointer
which is not allowed by [expr.unary.op]/1

Also, GCC  4.2 is not supported or maintained so there's no point reporting
bugs against it, you should check a newer release before reporting bugs.