/* It's an ordinary hash, so copy it fast. AMS 20010804 */
int i, shared = !!HvSHAREKEYS(ohv);
HE **ents, **oents = (HE **)HvARRAY(ohv);
- New(0, (char *)ents, PERL_HV_ARRAY_ALLOC_BYTES(hv_max+1), char);
+ char *a;
+ New(0, a, PERL_HV_ARRAY_ALLOC_BYTES(hv_max+1), char);
+ ents = (HE**)a;
/* In each bucket... */
for (i = 0; i <= hv_max; i++) {