After revision 22857 gcc complains: ../../../../trunk/src/support/qstring_helpers.h: In function 'const QString lyx::toqstr(lyx::char_type)': ../../../../trunk/src/support/qstring_helpers.h:75: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules
Possible fix: Index: qstring_helpers.h =================================================================== --- qstring_helpers.h (revision 22868) +++ qstring_helpers.h (working copy) @@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ */ inline QString const toqstr(char_type ucs4) { - return QString::fromUcs4(reinterpret_cast<uint const *>(&ucs4), 1); + union { char_type c; uint i; } u = { ucs4 }; + return QString::fromUcs4(&u.i, 1); } Andre'