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Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 08:46:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mohamed Saad <bazramit AT yahoo DOT com>
Subject: Re: malloc causing GPF??????? (inquiry!)
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 17:33:53 +0200
From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker
<broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
>Let me assure you that writing past the bounds of an
array is by far
>not a stupid bug, and there's reason to apologize for
it. This bug is
>actually more like the typical nightmare of any C
programmer: a bug
>easy to let slip into the code, and very hard, if not
impossible, to
>track down and fix.
>Without the appropriate tools (like Nate Eldredge's
new one, YAMD),
>it's almost impossible to find this type of error in
a non-minimal
>program, unless you're really a skilled debugging
expert. It's like
>chasing a black cat in a dark room, with your eyes
blindfolded and
>wearing boxing gloves, when you're not even sure
there *is* a cat :-)--
>Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
>Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.

Hi Hans,
   Thanx a lot for replying to me! and thanx a lot for
ur compliments too! :)
   hmmm... i was just wondering... what is YAMD? i
never heard of it! is it free ware? where can i get
it??

   Thanx a lot in advance...

With lots of luv,
   Mohamed El Dawy

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