From:	av568 AT rgfn DOT epcc DOT edu (Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: What does SIGSEGV means?
Date:	21 Mar 1997 00:08:03 GMT
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Stex (sbcinf AT mbox DOT vol DOT it) wrote:
> Hi everybody!

> I experienced a problem developing my very first game, and maybe somebody
> out there knows how to solve.
> I compiled my program using DJGPP v. 2 and Allegro 2.1, it ran like a dream
> until... it exit with the following message :

> Shutting down Allegro
> Exiting due to signal SIGSEGV
> General Protection fault at eip=0000f678
> ....

> Anybody may tell me what can cause that and how may I solve my problem. I
> would like to know also where can I find documentation on error messages
> like the above...

SIGSEGV stands for SIGnal SEGmentation Violation. What it means is that 
your program accessed memory that doesn't belong to it. Make sure all 
your pointers are properly initilized.

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