Ian Lance Taylor writes: > Yuri Pudgorodsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Compiling openssl-0.9.8b with gcc-4.2 snapshots, I found gcc 4.2 > > fortifies its check for function pointer conversion and generates > > abort for PEM_read_X509_AUX() and similar wrappers. > > Personally speaking, I agree with you that the compiler should issue a > warning and then go ahead and compile the call. I don't think we gain > anything useful by compiling a runtime abort in this case. The spirit > of C is to let the user shoot themselves in the foot if they really > want to. > > Any contrary opinions?
The answer is here: keating> Because if you *do* try to inline the call, you will get an ICE. We could allow this iff someone fixes the ICE. But we've provided a union cast to do the work if it's *really* needed; insn't that enough? Andrew.
