Reject C++ pointer casts to undersized integers by 71iq · Pull Request #454 · edgcpp/compiler

71iq · 2026-11-01T09:42:12Z

Require a sufficiently wide destination type for pointer-to-integer reinterpret_cast conversions in GNU C++ mode. Microsoft and C compatibility behavior is preserved.

Related discussion: #298
Previously accepted by Mike Herrick as issue EDGcpfe/28892.

Adds rejection tests for object and function pointers and a valid pointer-width conversion test. GCC 13 rejects the negative cases and accepts the positive case.

EDG build, regression testing, and test recordings are pending because the Docker development environment is unavailable. This PR is a draft until those checks are completed.

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Bug Fixes
- GNU C++ mode now rejects pointer-to-integer conversions when the destination type is too small to hold the pointer value. Conversions remain accepted in C, with Microsoft extensions enabled, or when the destination type is large enough.
Tests
- Added regression coverage for rejected narrow conversions and accepted conversions to a pointer-sized integer type.

Related: edgcpp#298 Previously accepted by Mike Herrick as issue EDGcpfe/28892.

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The conversion check no longer accepts undersized pointer-to-integer casts solely because GNU mode is enabled. Regression tests cover narrow object and function pointer casts, as well as a sufficiently wide destination type.

Changes: Pointer-to-integer cast validation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Conversion rule and regression coverage `src/types.c`, `tests/tests/regressions/edg-28892.sft.cpp`, `tests/tests/regressions/edg-28892-positive.sft.cpp`, `src/pending_changes/edg-28892-pointer-integer-cast.txt`	GNU C++ mode no longer permits undersized destinations solely because GNU mode is enabled. C mode and Microsoft extensions retain the size exception. The regression tests check narrow object and function pointer casts and a sufficiently wide destination. The pending-change note records the restriction.

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daveedvdv-nvidia · 2026-11-02T18:10:39Z

+Reject C++ pointer casts to undersized integers
+
+In GNU C++ mode, pointer-to-integer reinterpret_cast conversions now
+require a destination type large enough to hold the pointer value.


I'd add a small example here.

daveedvdv-nvidia · 2026-11-02T19:18:45Z

             is_integral(dest_type) &&
-             (C_mode() || ms_extensions || gpp_mode ||
+             (C_mode() || ms_extensions ||
              dest_of_ptr_cast_big_enough(source_type, dest_type))) {


I tracked down why that gpp_mode is there. It's for this test case:

int main() { int *ptr; int x; x = (int)ptr; x = (short)ptr; // warning in gcc 3.4.6 return 0; }

Prior to GCC 4, this was accepted with a warning (https://godbolt.org/z/fG4YcKKr9).
Note that your test case was not accepted even then.
Rather than emulating this 100% accurately, I'd just replace the gpp_mode by gpp_version_is(<40000). That way any pre-GCC-4 code out there that relies on the leniency will continue to work (which should not be a whole lot), and modern code will track GCC 4+.

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set -o pipefail printf '%s\n' '--- relevant files ---' rg --files | rg '(^|/)(.*test.*|.*record.*|.*sft.*|.*testing.*)$' | head -240 printf '%s\n' '--- recording and match implementation references ---' rg -n -F --glob '*.py' --glob '*.sh' --glob '*.cpp' --glob '*.rst' -e 'match_regex' -e 'expected output' -e 'recorded' -e 'recording' -e 'return code' -e 'type:fn' tests doc | head -260 printf '%s\n' '--- edg-28892 files and nearby metadata ---' rg --files | rg 'edg-28892|record|expected|\.sft\.cpp$' | rg 'edg-28892|record|expected' | head -160 printf '%s\n' '--- top-level test tooling ---' find . -maxdepth 3 -type f $ -name '*test*' -o -name '*record*' -o -name '*sft*' $ -print | sort | head -220

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Add the expected output recordings.

The fn status check alone cannot prove that both casts are rejected. One cast, or the earlier static_assert, can provide the required non-zero result. The ordinary comments do not require diagnostic matching.

Record output containing both cast diagnostics for edg-28892.sft.cpp. Also record the successful output for edg-28892-positive.sft.cpp. A //match_regex: directive can add explicit diagnostic checks, but it does not remove the harness’s recording requirement.

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71iq added 5 commits November 1, 2026 10:40

Reject C++ pointer casts to undersized integers [EDGcpfe/28892]

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Related: edgcpp#298 Previously accepted by Mike Herrick as issue EDGcpfe/28892.

Add pointer-to-integer conversion regression tests [EDGcpfe/28892]

9ddded2

Document pointer-to-integer conversion fix [GH edgcpp#454]

389fa8f

Reject unsafe deep pointer qualification conversions [EDGcpfe/28967]

345a8dd

Restore pointer-cast fix on its isolated branch [GH edgcpp#454]

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