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From: Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
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Subject: Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 07:48:11 -0800
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Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> writes:

> On 2024-10-28, Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I believe warnings in code should be treated as alarms that require
>> acknowledgment.
>>
>> For instance,
>>
>> const unsigned char ch = 1234;
>>
>> GCC:
>> warning: unsigned conversion from 'int' to 'unsigned char' changes value
>> from '1234' to '210' [-Woverflow]
>>
>> The programmer might intend this behavior;  in that case, the "alarm"
>> should be acknowledged.
>>
>> I would like a portable (standardized) way to achieve this.
>
> For conversion warnings, that portable way should ideally be a cast.

A commonly held view, but a bad idea nonetheless.