From: James W Sager Iii <sager+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: newbie error, or are my pointers fuxing
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 21:02:51 -0500
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I had a problem earlier with pointers messing my game up.

I'd send 1 adress to a function, but it'd recieve a different one. 
Really weird stuff...

Anyway, I was wondering:


void stupid_newbie function(char *c1)
{
char a[40];

strcpy(a,c1);

cout<<a;
}

If I pass:

stupid_newbie_function("Hello.");
stupid_newbie_function("world.");

It will type: Hello
then a Segfault pops up.

if I do:
char b[40];
strcpy(b,"Hello");
stupid_newbie_function(b);
strcpy(b,"World");
stupid_newbie_function(b);

It gives me:
HelloWorld


So is this me being a stupid rusty programmer?
Or is it due to my program having a memory leak I still need to track down?


I haven't got back in my groove yet... still mega rusty
All I want to do is design games, I hate code.


Thanks for reading,
                James Sager