K&R and lvalues (Re: Re: limitations of casts, ...)

[Sam Kendall]

> > K&R 'defines' an lvalue as an 'expression referring to an object'.
> > and an object as a 'manipulable region of storage'. '(char *)x' is a
> > perfectly good lvalue: it refers to the object 'x' considered as
> > a pointer to a character.
> 
> K&R is not at all clear about lvalues.  That shows why we need a good
> standards document.

K&R is pretty clear about this one: it is not an lvalue.

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