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Warning 167

Sauli Porttila

Howcome is it that the following code:

#include <string.h>

static unsigned char buf[ 20];

void func( void)
{
   strcpy( buf, "huuhaa");
}
gives warning:
huuhaa.c(7): warning:  #167-D: argument of type "unsigned char *" is incompatible with parameter of type "char *"
even though strcpy prototype in string.h is:
extern unsigned char *strcpy   (unsigned char *s1, const unsigned char *s2);
??

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  • 0 in reply to Sauli Porttila

    Further..

    The compiler documentation says that the basic type char defaults to unsigned char (compiler option --unsigned_chars). Why the warning?

    One of the MISRA rules states that the char type must always be declared signed or unsigned. There must be a good reason for this rule.

    I know I can suppress the warning with --diag_suppress, but I don't think it is a good idea either.