"David Abrahams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Gabriel Dos Reis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Thanks for your patience. > > > > Now, imagine an implementation where the original type is remembered, > > then dereferencing the pointer obtained from > > > > char* -> void* -> T* > > > > may just eject you into the outer space. > > Is remembering the original type _of_ _the_ _pointer_ actually legal? > Can you quote chapter and verse on this? I thought the implementation > was only permitted to eject you if you use a pointer where the actual > type _of_ _the_ _pointee_ is wrong. >
I was under the impression that the pointee was not actually a T (thus making the use of reinterpret_cast char* -> T* implementation defined). Does this mean that the ability to dereference is equally as non-portable as reinterpret_cast<>ing? > -- > David Abrahams > [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www.boost-consulting.com > Boost support, enhancements, training, and commercial distribution > > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost > _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
