c++/2988: Incorrect error on assignment of const char[] to char *

c++/2988: Incorrect error on assignment of const char[] to char *

[ros]

>Number:         2988
>Category:       c++
>Synopsis:       Incorrect error on assignment of const char[] to char *
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          rejects-legal
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue May 29 05:16:01 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     ros@tao-group.com
>Release:        gcc version 2.95.2 20000220 (Debian GNU/Linux)
>Organization:
>Environment:
Debian GNU/Linux 2.2
>Description:
>From C++ Programming Language 3rd Ed 5.2.2:

The type of a string literal is ... const char[n];
A string literal can be assigned to char *

The compiler fails to allow this in conditional expressions.

(Verified still a problem using codesourcery with build
2001-05-28.)
>How-To-Repeat:
compile attached; default options suffice. Observe message

assignment to `char *' from `const char *' discards qualifiers 
>Fix:

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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Re: c++/2988: Incorrect error on assignment of const char[] to char *

[rodrigc]

Synopsis: Incorrect error on assignment of const char[] to char *

State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
State-Changed-By: rodrigc
State-Changed-When: Thu Jun 14 19:10:03 2001
State-Changed-Why:
    Your test case compiles without error and without warning
    with: gcc version 3.0 20010614 (prerelease)

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