Re: MSVC C++ problems

Hmm, just tested my example - coupla quirks...

class SafeVoidPointer {
public:
  SafeVoidPointer() : _ptr(NULL) {}
  SafeVoidPointer(void *aPtr) : _ptr (aPtr) {}
  SafeVoidPointer(SafeVoidPointer const &old) : _ptr (old._ptr) {}
  SafeVoidPointer &operator=(SafeVoidPointer const &rhs) {
    _ptr = rhs._ptr;
    return *this;
  }
  // you may need some brackets in the next two lines
  // to tell MSVC the 'truth'.
  // can't dereference this void * &operator *() const { return _ptr;}
  void * const *operator -> () const {return &_ptr;}
  void * *operator -> () {return &_ptr;}
  operator void * () { return _ptr;}
private:
  void *_ptr;
};
typedef Vector<SafeVoidPointer> Array;

is a better copy, but the code in store.cc now needs to be
        e = static_cast<StoreEntry*>(static_cast<void
*>(stackPop(&LateReleaseStack)));

i.e. explicity cast via void * to StoreEntry *. There's probably some
way to make the compiler perform the sequence for us..

offhand though, it will be better to simply go to a typesafe Stack class
- which is already mostly there, and long term planned anyway. I'll do
that tonight.

Rob

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