Pointers and assignment, how does it work with different types?

Question

I\'m doing \"Learn C the hard way\" for self-study coming from knowing a bit of Python. I have read several tutorials, but I can\'t get my head around how pointers and assig

Answer 1

int *anint = 42;

42 is an integer literal and anint is supposed to hold the address pointing to an integer and not by integer itself.

char *pointer_to_strlit;
char *strlit = "some stuff";    // Should be const char *strlit = "some stuff";
pointer_to_strlit = &strlit;    // Wrong

&strlit gives address of pointer ( i.e., char ** ) while pointer_to_strlit is of type char*. So, it should be

pointer_to_strlit = strlit;

String literals reside in read only location. Turn on the warnings and compiler should give you some decent messages.