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A function call is an lvalue if it returns an lvalue reference meaning the following fucked up and evil code compiles:
int& get_seven() {
int seven = 7;
return seven;
}
int main() {
get_seven() = 8;
}
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@wallhackio okay but what does that actually do
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@aescling i'm not completely sure
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@wallhackio that has to be a memory integrity error
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@aescling it does run.......
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@wallhackio try running it under valgrind
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@aescling I tried getting WSL to work on my machine and after running into a few issues I don't care enough so you'll have to do it
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@wallhackio smh @ me fur not setting up the glitchcat tilde yet
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@aescling @wallhackio undefined behavior.
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@wallhackio @aescling executing without obvious problems is a perfectly acceptable way to handle undefined behavior.
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@wallhackio “returning an lvalue reference” and other statements dreamed up by the truly deranged