Re: [HACKERS] cast result of copyObject()

> The problem this patch would address is that currently you can write
> 
> SomeNode *x = ...;
> 
> ...
> 
> 
> OtherNode *y = copyObject(x);
> 
> and there is no notice about that potential mistake.
> 
> This patch makes that an error.
> 
> If you are sure about what you are doing, you can add a cast.  But
> casting the result of copyObject() should be limited to a few specific
> cases where the result is assigned to a generic Node * or something like
> that.

Updated patch, which I will register in the commit fest for some wider
portability testing (Windows!).

(changed subject copyNode -> copyObject (was excited about castNode at
the time))

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