From: elf AT netcom DOT com (Marc Singer)
Message-Id: <199703152044.MAA05258@netcom6.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: DJGPP inconsistencies?
To: pv AT cs DOT montana DOT edu (Paul Peavyhouse)
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 12:44:57 -0800 (PST)
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com (DJGPP List Alias)
In-Reply-To: <5g9p1b$fac@netra.montana.edu> from "Paul Peavyhouse" at Mar 13, 97 01:44:53 pm
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> DATAFILE *terra;
> 
>  int main (int c, char **v)
>  {
>          terra = load_datafile("terra.dat");
>          char *str;
>  }
> 
>         The funny thing is that if I write it as:
> 
> DATAFILE *terra;
> 
>  int main (int c, char **v)
>  {
>          char *str;
>          terra = load_datafile("terra.dat");
>  }
> 

My hunch is that load_datafile is clobbering the stack.  The char*
changes the depth of the stack and could hide the problem.  Without
all of the code, I cannot say more.  You could try debugging the app
and see if str changes after the load_file call.

-- Marc Singer