Constant array types in C, flaw in standard?

Question

Paragraph 6.7.3.8 of the C99 spec states

If the specification of an array type includes any type qualifiers, the element type is so-qualified, not the array ty

Answer 1

The situation is awkward with pointers (ie, arrays), but here's my recollection of the details:

const double *ap is a pointer to a constant double;

double *const ap is a constant pointer to a double;

const double *const ap is a constant pointer to a constant double;

So I believe it is possible to do what you're asking, although I've not tried this in years -- the gcc option you're using wasn't available the last time I did this!

EDIT: This answer is not correct for the question - I'm leaving it to preserve the comments below, which clarify the problem for mere mortals (or rusty C developers...)