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| DATE | 2004-04-22 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Debugging cdparanoia in C
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Also look at line 188 in utils.h
First, I'm confused why we have CODE in a header file.
in function idmessage() at utils.h:188
buffer=malloc(strlen(f)+strlen(s)+10);
What happened to the sizeof macro?
Ruben
On 2004.04.22 06:15 Ruben I Safir wrote:
>
> ie: malloc in copystring.
>
> I don't know what was wrong with the standard strcpy program
>
> Would you recommend using a signal handler for the malloc problem
> or just exit.
>
> If you run out of ram, it might hang the program (and the OS)
>
> In any event, for anyone following this thread, the malloc command in C allocates
> a block of memory for future use, so properly writing an allocation should look something
> like:
>
> char *p;
>
> if((p=malloc(1000))==NULL){
> fprintf( STDERR, "%s", "Out of RAM - can not allocate more memory");
> exit(0);
> }
>
> Ruben
>
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So many immigrant groups have swept through our town
that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological
proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI Safir 2002
http://fairuse.nylxs.com
http://www.mrbrklyn.com - Consulting
http://www.inns.net <-- Happy Clients
http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software
http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/resources - Unpublished Archive or stories and articles from around the net
http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/downtown.html - See the New Downtown Brooklyn....
1-718-382-0585
____________________________
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Fair Use -
because it's either fair use or useless....
NYLXS is a trademark of NYLXS, Inc
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