patch 8.1.1414: alloc() returning "char_u *" causes a lot of type casts commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c799fe206e61f2e2c1231bc46cbe4bb354f3da69 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Tue May 28 23:08:19 2019 +0200 patch 8.1.1414: alloc() returning "char_u *" causes a lot of type casts Problem: Alloc() returning "char_u *" causes a lot of type casts. Solution: Have it return "void *". (Mike Williams) Define ALLOC_ONE() to check the simple allocations.

--- a/src/blowfish.c
+++ b/src/blowfish.c
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ crypt_blowfish_init(
     char_u*		seed,
     int			seed_len)
 {
-    bf_state_T	*bfs = (bf_state_T *)alloc_clear(sizeof(bf_state_T));
+    bf_state_T	*bfs = ALLOC_CLEAR_ONE(bf_state_T);
 
     if (bfs == NULL)
 	return FAIL;