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C compiler: missing diagnostics "dereferencing 'void *' pointer"

pmor
Beginner
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Sample code (t0.c):

void f(void* p)
{
	*p;
}

Invocation:

icc t0.c -std=c11 -pedantic -Wall -Wextra -c

Expected diagnostics:

dereferencing 'void *' pointer

 Actual diagnostics:

<nothing>

Version:

icc 2021.5.0 on x86-64 on Linux

C11, 6.5.3.2 Address and indirection operators, Semantics, 4:

The unary * operator denotes indirection. If the operand points to a function, the result is a function designator; if it points to an object, the result is an lvalue designating the object.

C11, 6.3.2.1 Lvalues, arrays, and function designators, 1:

An lvalue is an expression (with an object type other than void) that potentially designates an object; ...

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MadhuK_Intel
Moderator
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Hi,


Thank you for posting in Intel Communities.


The issue raised by you is reproducible from our end with icc compiler.

Could you please try compiling with Intel C++ compiler 2022 (icx) instead?

The icx compiler is working as expected by throwing a warning as mentioned.


Thanks & Regards,

Madhu.


pmor
Beginner
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@MadhuK_Intel Update. Actually for the unary * operator there is no constraint "the operand shall not be a pointer to void" (or similar). One of the reasons is to support &*p. Hence, it seems that this issue is "not a problem". However, as a quality-of-implementation matter Intel C compiler can diagnose it.

pmor
Beginner
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The formatting is lost again: formatting_during_editing != formatting_after_saving. Please fix (if possible).

MadhuK_Intel
Moderator
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Hi Pavel,

 

We have reported this issue to the concerned development team. They are looking into your issue.

 

>>"The formatting is lost again"

We could not see such an issue now. Please do check and let us know if you still face the issue.

 

Best Regards,

Madhu

 

MadhuK_Intel
Moderator
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Hi,


The version against which you reported your issue is no longer targeted for fixes. Please check out the new versions of Intel oneAPI Toolkits for the latest features. Please post a new question if you need any additional information from Intel, as this thread will no longer be monitored.


Best regards,

Madhu


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