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0 pointsinnocenat5y ago0 comments

Pointer arithmetic would surely make all value mutable. Or even simple array access.

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Yes, but the compiler should know if there is any pointer arithmetic present in the code, and whether any such pointer arithmetic could, possibly, result in a pointer pointing to the const data.

makapuf5y ago

If you point to writable memory (Not all programs reside in ram.)

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0 pointsinnocenat5y ago0 comments

Pointer arithmetic would surely make all value mutable. Or even simple array access.

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teddyh5y ago

Yes, but the compiler should know if there is any pointer arithmetic present in the code, and whether any such pointer arithmetic could, possibly, result in a pointer pointing to the const data.

makapuf5y ago

If you point to writable memory (Not all programs reside in ram.)

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