[sr-dev] [kamailio/kamailio] Explicitly cast void* to char* (#2191)

When compiling a custom module, including `shm_mem.h` caused the following compilation error: In file included from ../../core/mem/shm_mem.h:32, from custom_code.cpp:40: ../../core/parser/../ut.h: In function ‘char* shm_char_dup(const char*)’: ../../core/mem/shm.h:67:49: error: invalid conversion from ‘void*’ to ‘char*’ [-fpermissive] 67 | # define shm_malloc(s) _shm_root.xmalloc(_shm_root.mem_block, (s)) | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | | | void* ../../core/parser/../ut.h:811:9: note: in expansion of macro ‘shm_malloc’ 811 | rval = shm_malloc(len); | ^~~~~~~~~~ gcc version: `gcc (Debian 9.2.1-22) 9.2.1 20200104` <!-- Kamailio Pull Request Template --> <!-- IMPORTANT: - for detailed contributing guidelines, read: https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md - pull requests must be done to master branch, unless they are backports of fixes from master branch to a stable branch - backports to stable branches must be done with 'git cherry-pick -x ...' - code is contributed under BSD for core and main components (tm, sl, auth, tls) - code is contributed GPLv2 or a compatible license for the other components - GPL code is contributed with OpenSSL licensing exception --> #### Pre-Submission Checklist <!-- Go over all points below, and after creating the PR, tick all the checkboxes that apply --> <!-- All points should be verified, otherwise, read the CONTRIBUTING guidelines from above--> <!-- If you're unsure about any of these, don't hesitate to ask on sr-dev mailing list --> - [ ] Commit message has the format required by CONTRIBUTING guide - [ ] Commits are split per component (core, individual modules, libs, utils, ...) - [ ] Each component has a single commit (if not, squash them into one commit) - [ ] No commits to README files for modules (changes must be done to docbook files in `doc/` subfolder, the README file is autogenerated) #### Type Of Change - [ ] Small bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue) - [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds new functionality) - [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would change existing functionality) #### Checklist: <!-- Go over all points below, and after creating the PR, tick the checkboxes that apply --> - [ ] PR should be backported to stable branches - [ ] Tested changes locally - [ ] Related to issue #XXXX (replace XXXX with an open issue number) #### Description <!-- Describe your changes in detail --> You can view, comment on, or merge this pull request online at: https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/pull/2191 -- Commit Summary -- * Explicitly cast void* to char* -- File Changes -- M src/core/ut.h (2) -- Patch Links -- https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/pull/2191.patch https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/pull/2191.diff -- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/pull/2191