From: Gallicus AT caramail DOT com (Gallicus)
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Subject: Re: ? array[n] or array[n+1] ?
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 15:56:53 GMT
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On Mon, 10 May 1999 19:02:16 +1000, Chris Mears <chris_mears AT softhome DOT net>
wrote:

>Because you're overrunning the array.  "int bit[63][6]" means that the
>first index must be between 0 and 62 inclusive, and the second is
>between 0 and 5, inclusive.  I don't know why Visual C complains, but
>the reason djgpp doesn't is because it trusts you.  It assumes you know
>what you're doing, and lets you do it uninhibited.
>

Many thanks, Chris,  for the answer.
I ought not to have forgotten that because it is very basic, but I was
confused by the different reaction of DJGPP and MSVC.

Gallicus.