From:	"DeHackEd" <notgiven AT out DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
References:	<19981007065343 DOT 24344 DOT qmail AT hotmail DOT com>
Subject:	Re: Linear address 0 makes my day ;)
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Date:	Fri, 09 Oct 1998 01:04:57 GMT
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To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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We would try to solve this bug, but I don't think Microsoft has released the
source for Windows anywhere (imagine if they did!). Windows is the one with the
bug, because using address 0 is SUPPOSE to be an error. Suppose malloc fails? It
is supposed to return 0. Why would you think using this is good. Using it causes
a crash so you know something is wrong.

CWSDPMI crashes your program because that's all it can really do. Using address
0 is a problem, so what it is it suppoes to do? Pop up a dialog box saying
Abort, Retry, Fail? (joke).
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