[ On Thursday, July 1, 2004 at 04:58:22 (-0400), der Mouse wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: __UNCONST(a)
>
> > > #define __UNCONST(a) ((void *)(((const char *)(a) - (const char *)0) + (char *)0))
> > 
> > Although this will likely work on most (if not all) architechtures,
> > it's not really allowed by C.  When subtracting pointers they both
> > have to point into the same array.

Indeed.

> Isn't it into the same _object_?

How can a NULL pointer ever point to the same storage object as any
other non-NULL pointer?

(never mind that conceptually a nil pointer doesn't point at any storage
object :-)

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