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From: gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn )
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Subject: Re: Compiler Error Checking and Error Messages - How much is too much?
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Date: Mon, 16-Sep-85 16:40:26 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 16 16:40:26 1985
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> 	I used a compiler once that made assignment of pointer
> to an int a FATAL ERROR.   Note that on this system both 
> pointers and ints were 32 bits.

Perhaps it would have let you if you'd used a type cast?
In any case, this is certainly nonportable usage.

ANSI X3J11 (q.v.) attempts to define proper behavior in such cases.