> > Shouldn't it also work by changing the (char *) cast to (unsigned char > > *), since IIUIC the standard guarantees you're allowed to access any > > object as an array of unsigned char and not get into aliasing > > difficulties? > > The standard makes the same guarantee about (char *). This is not > "exploiting a hole"; it is standard C that you can access anything > as (char *).
IMHO Being a standardised feature doesn't make it any less of a loophole :-) Paul
