short a;         // a scalar variable
short *b;        // a scalar variable
short c[10];     // an array variable
short d[10];     // an array variable
short (*e)[5];   // a pointer (scalar) to an array
short (*f)[10];  // a pointer (scalar) to an array
short * const g = c; // a constant pointer (scalar)

a = c[0];  // Ok, assign a short to a short variable

b = c;     // Ok, assign short address to short pointer (b points to entire array c)
b = &c[0]; // Ok, assign short address to short pointer (b points to the first element of c)
b = &c;    // warning: 'short *' differs in levels of indirection from 'short (*)[10]'

c = b;     // error: left operand must be l-value
c = d;     // error: left operand must be l-value

e = c;     // warning: 'short (*)[5]' differs in levels of indirection from 'short (*)[10]'
e = &c;    // warning: different array subscripts : 'short (*)[5]' and 'short (*)[10]'
e = f;     // warning: different array subscripts : 'short (*)[5]' and 'short (*)[10]'

g = c;     // error: l-value specifies const object
*g = 5;    // Ok, assign 5

main.c:267: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
main.c:269: incompatible types in assignment
main.c:270: incompatible types in assignment
main.c:272: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
main.c:273: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
main.c:274: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type
main.c:276: warning: assignment of read-only variable `g'

main.cpp:267: cannot convert `short int (*)[10]' to `short int*' in assignment
main.cpp:269: incompatible types in assignment of `short int*' to `short int[10]'
main.cpp:270: ISO C++ forbids assignment of arrays
main.cpp:272: cannot convert `short int[10]' to `short int (*)[5]' in assignment
main.cpp:273: cannot convert `short int (*)[10]' to `short int (*)[5]' in assignment
main.cpp:274: cannot convert `short int (*)[10]' to `short int (*)[5]' in assignment
main.cpp:276: assignment of read-only variable `g'

main.c(267) : warning C4047: '=' : 'short *' differs in levels of indirection from 'short (*)[10]'
main.c(269) : error C2106: '=' : left operand must be l-value
main.c(270) : error C2106: '=' : left operand must be l-value
main.c(272) : warning C4047: '=' : 'short (*)[5]' differs in levels of indirection from 'short *'
main.c(273) : warning C4048: different array subscripts : 'short (*)[5]' and 'short (*)[10]'
main.c(274) : warning C4048: different array subscripts : 'short (*)[5]' and 'short (*)[10]'
main.c(276) : error C2166: l-value specifies const object