Creating pointer with all bits 0 (was: Referencing NULL pointers)

[Norman Diamond]

In article <1989Sep6.052228.17374 at algor2.algorists.com> jeffrey at algor2.UUCP (Jeffrey Kegler) writes:

>Question: Is an implementation whose null pointer is the same as the
>result of some integer-to-pointer cast conforming?  Apparently not,
>since 3.2.2.3 states, "... a null pointer is guaranteed to compare
>unequal to a pointer to any object or function."

This looks like a bit of a problem all right.  Can it still be fixed
by editorial change?  For example, "... any legally created object or
function" or "... any C object or function."

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