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From: AndrewJ <luminous-is AT REMOVE DOT home DOT com>
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Subject: Re: ok, I have more info on problem at hand
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>> i = (int *)malloc(20);
>> should get you started.
>
>Yeah, I saw that code around and I know what it means, but I didn't
>understand the ANSI adoption into GCC.

Huh?  ANSI adoption... whut?  It boils down to C++ requiring a cast.  In fact,
you have to cast just about everything in C++.  However, this sort of cast in C
is considered a Bad Idea, as it can hide potential problems from the
programmer.

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AndrewJ