Re: g_list_append - cannot convert error

[Havoc Pennington <hp redhat com>]

miette <linux_uber_alis yahoo com> writes:
> I'm trying to create a GList, so I can add items to a
> combo box. I use the following code:
>
> GList *glist = NULL;
> glist = g_list_append (glist, "String");
>
> and I get this error:
>
> cannot convert `const char *' to `void *' for 
> argument `2' to `f_list_append (GList *, void *)'
>
> Am I missing something? Using GTK 1.2.10.

In C++ a cast is required here, something like:

 g_list_append (glist, static_cast<void*>("String"))

In C you don't need that.

Havoc