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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: technology discussion =?UTF-8?B?4oaS?= does the world need a
 "new" C ?
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 04:29:59 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sat, 06 Jul 2024 15:38:14 -0700, Keith Thompson wrote:

> BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> ... in the 1D case, an array can be seen as functionally an
>> implicitly defined pointer ...
> 
> No, there is no implicitly defined pointer.
>
> ...
> 
> If you evaluate the expression `array_object` in most contexts, it's
> implicitly converted to a pointer *value*, pointing to the 0th element
> of the array object.  There is still no implicit pointer object.

The OP said “pointer”, not “pointer object” or “pointer value”. Not sure 
what hair you are trying to split here.