void *AllocatedPtr

ChangeLog

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 2010-07-04  Robert Larice
- * src/include/defines.h :
-		for non MSC: use sighandler_t from <signal.h>
-		FIXME, should work for MSC as well, please check
+ * src/maths/sparse/spdefs.h :
+        fix the type of an ancient anonymous pointer from char* to void*
 
+2010-07-04  Robert Larice
+ * src/include/defines.h :
+        for non MSC: use sighandler_t from <signal.h>
+        FIXME, should work for MSC as well, please check
  * src/include/fteext.h :
         ansi function declarations (prototypes) for some signal functions
 

src/maths/sparse/spdefs.h

@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ typedef  ElementPtr  *ArrayOfElementPtrs;
  *  linked list so that it can grow without a priori bounds.
  *
  *  >>> Structure fields:
- *  AllocatedPtr  (char *)
+ *  AllocatedPtr  (void *)
  *      Pointer to chunk of memory that has been allocated for the matrix.
  *  NextRecord  (struct  AllocationRecord *)
  *      Pointer to the next allocation record.
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ typedef  ElementPtr  *ArrayOfElementPtrs;
 /* Begin `AllocationRecord'. */
 struct AllocationRecord
 {
-    char  *AllocatedPtr;
+    void  *AllocatedPtr;
     struct  AllocationRecord  *NextRecord;
 };