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From:	Pedro Graca <hexkid AT hotpop DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: pointers to structs
Date:	14 Jul 2004 22:17:53 GMT
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[newbie answer, so it will be short]
John Hanley wrote:
(snip)
> int main()
> {
>     struct data_list * list;

list is not initialized!

>     list->head = NULL;
>     list->tail = NULL;
> }
>
> When I compile then run this, I get:  "Exiting due to Signal SIGSEGV.  Page
> Fault at ..."
>
> Can I not assign NULL to these pointers?  If I take the 2 assignments out,
> it runs ok.

You have no idea where you're putting those NULLs to.

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