------- Additional Comments From schlie at comcast dot net 2005-07-26 23:58 ------- (In reply to comment #2) > String literals in C are char*, not const char*, though writing to a > string literal invokes undefined behavior. But that's not the point.
Actually as string literals are defined as specifying an array of character constants, a "const char *" type seems most appropriate, which is why a write to a string literal is undefined. But agree that GCC should not generate a warning that the types differ in signness when initializing a signed or unsigned char * with a string literal, as the types are defined as being compatible; but should generate a warning that a "const char *" is being assigned to a non-const "char *". -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23087
