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Date: Sun, 10 Nov 1996 15:28:23 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Fletcher Matlock <fletch AT netdoor DOT com>
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: array of pointers to strings, BC++, DJGPP and weird printing , behavior
In-Reply-To: <199611091600.KAA08591@netdoor.com>
Message-Id: <Pine.SUN.3.91.961110152547.8417U-100000@is>
Mime-Version: 1.0

On Sat, 9 Nov 1996, Fletcher Matlock wrote:

> : > 	KeyWords = (char **) malloc ( sizeof(char) );
> I've never seen this     ^^ before, what did I miss and when?

This is the proper way to allocate memory for an array of pointers to 
char.  `malloc' returns a void pointer, and you should always cast it to 
a proper type before using the result.

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