From: "Cephaler" <cephaler AT hotmail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: pointers and errors make cephaler go crazy
Date: 12 Aug 1998 13:14:03 GMT
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> Is map[x][y]->tile really an index?  You didn't tell, but it could be
> that map[x][y]->tile is already a pointer to the tile, so you don't
> need to index tiles[] with it.
Well, I know that tiles is perfectly fine, because I did some debugging
code and dumped the tiles to the screen, and tile is an unsigned char..

> This will never work.  You are using a pointer (an address of
> map[x][y]->tile) as an index into an array.
> 

Hmmm is that supposed to be common knowledge? Why not?

> It is usually a bad idea to use names with leading underscores.  ANSI
> C says that these names are reserved for the library, so you could get
> a conflict.
> 

Not my fault, friend started graphics engine and left me to debug it... (I
personally would have used tile_t) I guess this game is doomed, then. Oh
well more time for other game :P

- Cephaler -