I can see some use of void* arithmetic for malloc/free or when you’re doing your own allocation for various object types, where a size of 1 would be handy. I wonder what a FarC would like! > On May 15, 2022, at 11:27 PM, Skip Tavakkolian wrote: > >  > If void can have a size, why not 4, 8 or 16? > > P.S. I discovered Gholami Rudi's work a little while ago. I was especially intrigued by Farsi support in neatroff (intro in Farsi produced by Neatroff and Neatpost: https://litcave.rudi.ir/neatfarsi.pdf ) Cool stuff. > > > On Sun, May 15, 2022, 9:09 AM adr > wrote: > In case someone is asking why this guy is suddenly so thoughtful > about void pointers, it is because I'm porting Ali Gholami Rudi's > neatroof, and he uses a lot of arithmetics with void* in neatmkfn. > I got rid of ape, and this troff looks really easy to port and has > a lot of features. I'll share it when it's working in case someone > is interested. > > ------------------------------------------ > 9fans: 9fans > Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/Tecaea3b9ec8e7066-M683ed8fb049de7a5d4457cbf > Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription > 9fans / 9fans / see discussions + participants + delivery options Permalink ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/Tecaea3b9ec8e7066-M5831ffd0a329bdcb8294ee6b Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription