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Re: paste uses "FILE", not "FILE *"
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Paul Jarc |
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Re: paste uses "FILE", not "FILE *" |
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Fri, 27 Aug 2004 10:08:10 -0400 |
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Felix von Leitner <address@hidden> wrote:
> Proposed fix (in paste.c):
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> static char dummy_closed;
> static char dummy_endlist;
> #define CLOSED ((FILE*)&dummy_closed)
> #define ENDLIST ((FILE*)&dummy_endlist)
The C standard allows undefined behavior for such casts, since the
dummy variables need not be aligned the way a FILE must be aligned.
Better to use a separate flag variable.
paul