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From: "Alex Song" <alexs AT pdd DOT edmi DOT com DOT au>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: Re: gcc bug, cygwin specific cygwin-1.3.10-1 gcc-2.95.3-5
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 10:14:14 +1000
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>>hi,
>>
>>i think i have found a bug, either that or i am very stupid. the bug is a
>>gcc bug and it is cygwin specific (cygwin-1.3.10-1 gcc-2.95.3-5) and the
>>following code causes a seg fault:
>>-------------------------------------------
>>int end;
>>
>>int main ()
>>{
>>  end = 1;
>>
>>  return 0;
>>}
>>--------------------------------------------
>
>The global 'end' is a reserved word.  It refers to the end of the data
>area.  That means you can't use it as a global variable in your program.

reserved for what ? for gcc ? i didn't think end was a reserved word for the C
language and i didn't think it is a reserved word for gcc either as it would
compile and execute with gcc under non-cygwin (linux) environment. could someone
clarify this ?

cheers,

alex

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