Mail Archives: djgpp/1994/09/14/22:12:49
Hi,
This is a silly question and is not really related to DJGPP. However, I
think it is somewhat important because it seems to suggest a difference
between DJGPP and BCC.
For simplicity, assume that DJGPP declares a certain system function as:
extern int something (const char **);
and Borland declares it as:
extern int something (char *argv[]);
The problem is that I have a local variable that is declared as:
char **argv;
I want to call this function but I do not seem to be able to keep both
compilers (gcc and bcc) from complaining. For example, if I do:
something (argv);
DJGPP gives no warning but BCC complains. Also, if I do:
something ((const char **) argv);
DJGPP is silent while BCC complains. However, if I do:
something ((char ** const) argv);
BCC is happy but now DJGPP is not. So the question is:
?? How do I make a cast that will stop both compilers from compaining??
Note that to see this effect, you must turn all warnings on.
Thanks,
--John
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