Re: cvs commit: openssl/crypto/bn bn.h bn_exp.cbn_exp2.cbn_gcd.cbn_lib.c bn_mont.c bn_mul.c bn_prime.c bn_recp.cbn_shift.cbn_sqr.cbntest.c

[Rich Salz]

> That's not the issue - the issue is that if you declare something const
> the compiler can assume it doesn't change over the function call. If it
> does, then things can break.

No, because "noalias" was removed from the standard.

You're correct if I declare an object to be const, but the compiler
cannot make any assumptions about "const TYPE *" because there may be
multiple pointers.
        /r$
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