type checking in prototypes problem?

[Alexandre Oliva]

On Dec 22, 1999, Eric DeVolder <devolder@evsx.com> wrote:

> Wow, this really seems to defeat the benefits of type-checking for
> non-aggregate types.

This is needed for backward-compatibility with C.  Moreover, you can
always wrap the non-aggregates within aggregates, to provide for
stronger type checking, at (close to) zero run-time cost.

> Is there a GCC switch to catch this?

I doubt it.

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