https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=64767
Bug ID: 64767
Summary: Could GCC warn when a pointer is compared against
'\0'?
Product: gcc
Version: 4.8.2
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P3
Component: c++
Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: ulfalizer at gmail dot com
This would detect e.g. ptr == '\0' when *ptr == '\0' was intended, which could
be very dangerous (and just bit me).
This might be tricky to implement in C since '\0' has type int and comparing a
pointer against 0 is common. In C++ it has type char, so maybe a warning could
be generated for ptr == (char)0 there.
Thoughts?
