[Sussex] Re: C programming help - again!

[Captain Redbeard]

Hi,

 > Geoffrey Teale wrote:
 > Another link for you:
 >
 > http://www.lysator.liu.se/c/ten-commandments.html

I just HAVE to get this page framed and mounted above my 
monitor!


 > Steve Dobson wrote:
 >
 > I suggest you speed some time and look at the various
 > standard C library calls.

Good idea.  C isn't a paint-by-numbers language, is it. 
I've been trying to get my program working by studying on a 
need-to-know basis, i.e. using my books as a reference 
guide, but this is not too successful so far.  On the other 
hand I think I'm starting to get the idea.


 > If you read the malloc spec it returns a pointer to a
 > "void".  But you are assigning it to a pointer to a
 > "char".

Understood.  Must learn to read man pages more carefully.



-- 
Captain Redbeard



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