char * 强制类型转换

[root@templateTest tmp]# gdb ./a.out
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Reading symbols from /tmp/a.out...done.
(gdb) l
1       #include<stdio.h>
2       #include<stdlib.h>
3       int main(){
4       char            usPort = 5;
5       char * a;
6       a=(char *)usPort;
7
8       return;
9       }
(gdb) b 6
Breakpoint 1 at 0x8048369: file 123.c, line 6.
(gdb) r
Starting program: /tmp/a.out


Breakpoint 1, main () at 123.c:6
6       a=(char *)usPort;
(gdb) p a
$1 = 0x211600 "U\211\345WVS\350\260x"
(gdb) p usPort
$2 = 5 '\005'
(gdb) p (char)usPort
$3 = 5 '\005'
(gdb) p (char *)usPort
$4 = 0x5 <Address 0x5 out of bounds>
(gdb) p (char *)21
$5 = 0x15 <Address 0x15 out of bounds>   //直接将21转换成地址了
(gdb) q
A debugging session is active.


        Inferior 1 [process 6762] will be killed.


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[root@templateTest tmp]#