From:	Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Sizeof and pointers
Date:	Thu, 05 Feb 1998 00:47:22 -0800
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G DOT DegliEsposti AT ads DOT it wrote:

> This means there's no way that the compiler can know how many valid
> characters follow the one pointed by tmp. You have to tell.

Or, in fact, whether or not the actual char pointed to by the pointer is
valid.

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