Message-Id:	<199808040637.HAA25357@sable.ox.ac.uk>
Comments:	Authenticated sender is <mert0407 AT sable DOT ox DOT ac DOT uk>
From:	George Foot <george DOT foot AT merton DOT oxford DOT ac DOT uk>
To:	Mark Haase <savar AT mindspring DOT com>
Date:	Tue, 4 Aug 1998 07:36:46 +0000
MIME-Version:	1.0
Subject:	Re: allegro rectfill problem..
Reply-to:	george DOT foot AT merton DOT oxford DOT ac DOT uk
CC:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com

On  4 Aug 98 at 2:46, Mark Haase wrote:

> ok, i'm having this problem with allegro's rectfill function..
> 
> i do this:
> BITMAP *bmp;
> cwhite=makecol(255,255,255);
> rectfill(bmp,1,1,10,10,cwhite);
> 
> and i get a return of 255 from the program and a sigsev saying that its
> shutting down allegro. i am sure its that particular line, so whats wrong
> with it?

You didn't create the bitmap.  You must do something like this:

    BITMAP *bmp;
    bmp = create_bitmap (width, height);
    if (!bmp) report_some_error_and_quit();
    cwhite = ...
    rectfill ...

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george DOT foot AT merton DOT oxford DOT ac DOT uk

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