Re: Help with understanding this please

Keith Thompson <kst-u@xxxxxxx> writes:

Richard<rgrdev@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
lawrence.jones@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Richard <rgrdev@xxxxxxxxx> wrote [re. casting the return value of malloc]:
Richard Heathfield <rjh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Why on earth would I do that? What good could it possibly do?

Yeah because C++ is wrong and so was pre Ansi C.

C++ isn't wrong, it's different (C++ programs should use new rather than
malloc). Pre-ANSI C *was* wrong, that's why ANSI changed it.

My point seems to have eluded you. And that is it is NOT obvious. And
Heathfield's reply was less than useless.

Let me draw your attention to the original poster's response to
RH's "less than useless" reply:

Thanks as always...and thanks for the humor or humour...which I know
is lost on some, but is immensely appreciated by myself.

I'm not sure if you are trying to be amusing or typically pedantic and
elusive.

If you think

Why on earth would I do that? What good could it possibly do?

is a good answer to a newbies question then you need to take a break.


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