c++/5089: -Wold-style-cast warns about cast to void

[Jeffrey Turner]

The following reply was made to PR c++/5089; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Jeffrey Turner" <jturner@mail.alum.rpi.edu>
To: <gcc-prs@gcc.gnu.org>,
    <llib@computer.org>,
    <nathan@gcc.gnu.org>,
    <gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org>,
    <nobody@gcc.gnu.org>,
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Subject: Re: c++/5089: -Wold-style-cast warns about cast to void
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 09:10:53 -0500

 I don't see this as a problem.  It is what the warning says.
 You should use the ever dangerous <reinterpret_cast> instead.
 
 --Jeff Turner
 
 Who put the Sam in the "'Sama Laden Ding-Dong"?
 
 
 ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
 From: nathan@gcc.gnu.org
 Reply-To: nathan@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-prs@gcc.gnu.org,llib@computer.org, nobody@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org
 Date:  18 Dec 2001 22:23:40 -0000
 
 >Synopsis: -Wold-style-cast warns about cast to void
 >
 >State-Changed-From-To: open->analyzed
 >State-Changed-By: nathan
 >State-Changed-When: Tue Dec 18 14:23:40 2001
 >State-Changed-Why:
 >    I think we shouldn't warn for (void)expr, 
 >    (my own c++ code uses that, for instance)
 >
 >http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&database=gcc&pr=5089
 >