From:	Vic <tudor AT cam DOT org>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: What's wrong????
Date:	Mon, 29 Dec 1997 19:49:10 -0500
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Rune Lanton wrote:
> *file_buffer = malloc((file_size)+512);
this is your problem. You should read more about pointers in a C book.
if you have this: 
char *p;
p is a pointer to char. It is unitialised, so it can point to any
location in memory.
*p is the VALUE of the variable pointed to.
so if you say p=&variable, *p=5 is equivalent to variable=5;
when you say
 *file_buffer = malloc((file_size)+512);
you malloc some memory then you write the ADRESS of the memory block AT
the ADRESS in memory pointed by p;
that should be
 >> file_buffer = malloc((file_size)+512); << without the asterix.
Hope this was clear enough...


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