[C++-sig] Re: Pyste suggestion: handling void * arguments

[David Abrahams]

Nicodemus <nicodemus at esss.com.br> writes:

>> If however you choose the casting route (which is technically
>> undefined behaviour, but I can't see many modern systems
>> differentiating between types of pointers) I can send you my altered
>> pyste. Remember that virtual method overrides in wrapper classes
>> will have to cast anyway no matter what.
>>
>
> I don't know, "undefined behaviour" is never good. Dave, what's your
> opinion on this?

The library should never invoke undefined behavior unless the user
violates its preconditions.

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Dave Abrahams
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