Revectored to gcc-help. sergio borghese wrote: > Now my question is: is it correct that the compiler enforces the > constantness of the variable, even tought it states in the warning > that the const qualifier has been discarded? Yes. Section 6.7.3, Type qualifiers ... If an attempt is made to modify an object defined with a const-qualified type through use of an lvalue with non-const-qualified type, the behavior is undefined. ... The best way to answer questions like this is always to check the standard. Andrew.
