On 6/2/2012 11:30 AM, Chris Vine wrote: >> In part because it wasn't in the standard prior to C99, > > It was in C89 - ยง6.3:
Yes, you're right. C99 added the 'restrict' keyword. > It is the fifth bullet point which permits your usage. Not my usage, but yes, along with "A pointer to a structure object, suitably converted, points to its initial member..." (6.5.2.1). > Not many 1990-vintage compilers used strict aliasing for optimization, Actually, most could, as I recall. The addition of 'restrict' was merely standardizing a common compiler extension. - Ernie http://home.comcast.net/~erniew _______________________________________________ gtk-app-devel-list mailing list gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list
