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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include "log_macros.h"

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    char* abc_string = malloc(sizeof(*abc_string) * 4);
    abc_string[0] = 'a';
    abc_string[1] = 'b';
    abc_string[2] = 'c';
    abc_string[3] = '\0';

    size_t num_numbers = 3;
    int* numbers = malloc(sizeof(*numbers) * num_numbers);
    numbers[0] = 5;
    numbers[1] = 6;
    numbers[2] = 7;

    void* a_something = numbers;  // for illustration only; do not do this in your code
    void* a_something_else = abc_string;
    char* s = a_something_else;
    log_str(s);

    // numbers = abc_string;  // ERROR!!!
    // // GCC:  assignment to ‘int *’ from incompatible pointer type ‘char *’

    int n = numbers[1];

    free(abc_string);
    free(numbers);
    
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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