From: ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: 255 error
Date: 22 Dec 1997 11:10:49 GMT
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Jaster (jaster32 AT hotmail DOT com) writes:
> My friend can compile his program ok in DJGPP but when he trys to run
> it says....
> 
> Program exit code: 255 (0x00ff)
> then in the message window it says:
> Call frame traceback:
> in function draw_sprite+25
> in function _ctrl_startup+138
> 
> This doesn't happen for me when I compile it and run it... anyone know
> what he's doing wrong?? I'm stumped.. I can send source code if you
> need to look at it...

You run it under Widnows which doesn't bomb on a NULL pointer, which is a
Windows bug. He runs under CWSDPMI which reports all errors.

The bug: you call draw_sprite in a g.d. constructor somewhere, before
you've even done any allegro_init()ing or set_gfx_mode()ing! As a result,
it is trying to draw that sprite directly to Never Never Land. <g>

(Otherwise, there's no way in hell to get to draw_sprite directly from
crt1_startup!)
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