http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56089
Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED Resolution| |INVALID Severity|critical |normal --- Comment #2 from Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> 2013-01-23 21:25:19 UTC --- >/* needed to avoid breaking compiler strict-aliasing rules */ No it does not avoid breaking strict-aliasing rules. It only avoids the warning.