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From: Dan Pop <Dan.Pop@cern.ch>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 23:03:18 +0000
Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] integer -> pointer question
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On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Michael Madore wrote:

> My question is:  Is there a way to assign integers to void pointers
> without triggering warnings from the compiler?

I can't see any *good* reason for storing integers into void pointers,
if those integers aren't valid memory addresses.

The C language definition requires a diagnostic in this case,
regardless of any size issues and gcc emits this diagnostic even on
x86, where the two types have the same size: 

    ues12:~/tmp 68> cat test.c
    int main()
    {
        void *p = 123;
        return 0;
    }
    ues12:~/tmp 69> gcc test.c
    test.c: In function `main':
    test.c:3: warning: initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast
    ues12:~/tmp 70> uname -a
    Linux ues12 2.2.12-20 #1 Mon Sep 27 10:40:35 EDT 1999 i686 unknown

If you want to shut up such warnings, do what gcc suggests: cast the
integer to void *.

Dan