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Why is the initialization of p legal but that of lp illegal?

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Why is the initialization of p legal but that of lp illegal?

int i = 42; void *p = &i; long *lp = &i;

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int main() {
  int i = 42;
  void *p = &i;   // OK, a `void *` pointer can point to any type
  //long *lp = &i;  // Error, a `long *` pointer can not point to `int *`

  return 0;
}

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