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Subject: Re: DJGPP Bug?
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 10:59:02 GMT
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Hazel Moore wrote:

> Here is a bug that I think should be verified by you guys before I report it
> (as it could be my fault). This is an exact source code listing:
> 
> // this program demonstates a bug, generating a callframe traceback
> 
> struct Intptrholder
> {
>         int * intinstruct;
> };
> 
> int main()
> {
>         int * intptr;
>         Intptrholder * intptrholder;
>         intptrholder->intinstruct = intptr;
>         return 0;
> }

There is indeed a bug here - but it's in your own code.
You are dereferencing intptrholder, which is an uninitialized
pointer.