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[Bug libstdc++/29286] [4.0/4.1/4.2/4.3 Regression] placement new does not change the dynamic type as it should



------- Comment #83 from gdr at cs dot tamu dot edu  2007-05-18 14:26 -------
Subject: Re:  [4.0/4.1/4.2/4.3 Regression] placement new does not change the
dynamic type as it should

"ian at airs dot com" <gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org> writes:

| The test case in comment #71 doesn't use placement new either.
| 
| This PR was originally about placement new.

Yes.

|  I think there is general agreement
| thta placement new needs to avoid aliasing problem.

Yes.

The intent of placement new is to specify a new dynamic type, and end
the lifetime of previous object.  This is type safe, beause the "old"
object no longer exists.

|  I don't think there is
| general agreement that arbitrary type casting needs to avoid aliasing
problems.

agree.

-- Gaby


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