On 12 October 2017 at 18:18, Toshi Morita via gcc-help <gcc-help@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This isn't a GCC question specifically - it's more of a C language question. > > I'm involved in a discussion involving C language function pointers. > The other party claims calling functions through a function pointer is "undefined behavior" because it's not specifically mentioned in the C language spec. > This seems silly, because this is a common language feature used by bytecode interpreters, JITs, etc. > > Can someone clarify that calling functions through a function pointer is not "undefined behavior"? > > Please CC me on replies as I'm not subscribed to the list. Thanks in advance. > > Toshi Answered at https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2017-10/msg00101.html where it's even more off-topic than here.
