Jasen Betts wrote in a message to TOM TORFS:

TT> However, IIRC array names are lvalues too, but cannot be assigned to.

 JB> How do they qualify? I thought they were treated like const
 JB> pointers.                         

That's in the FAQ, actually:

6.7:   How can an array be an lvalue, if you can't assign to it?

A:   The ANSI C Standard defines a "modifiable lvalue," which an
   array is not.

   References: ANSI Sec. 3.2.2.1; ISO Sec. 6.2.2.1; Rationale
   Sec. 3.2.2.1; H&S Sec. 7.1 p. 179.

greetings,
Tom
tomtorfs{at}village.uunet.be

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