fix (types): allow void pointers and correctly treat array pointers

SantriptaSharma · Dec 6, 2023 · a75c394 · a75c394
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diff --git a/15_A5.y b/15_A5.y
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ declaration:
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if ($1 == VOID_T && $$.sym->type.kind != FUNC_T) {
+		if ($1 == VOID_T && $$.sym->type.kind != FUNC_T && $$.sym->type.kind != PRIMITIVE_PTR && $$.sym->type.kind != ARRAY_PTR) {
 			yyerror("void is zero-sized!");
 			YYABORT;
 		}

diff --git a/15_A5_translator.c b/15_A5_translator.c
@@ -324,10 +324,14 @@ int GetSize(Type type) {
 		break;
 
 		case PRIMITIVE_PTR:
-		case ARRAY_PTR:
 			return size_of_pointer;
 		break;
 
+		// semantically make more sense as pointer arrays and not array pointers, sorry
+		case ARRAY_PTR:
+			return size_of_pointer * type.array.size;
+		break;
+
 		case ARRAY_T:
 			return Sizes[type.array.base] * type.array.size;
 		break;