From: "Campbell, Rolf [SKY:1U32:EXCH]" <moscoop AT americasm01 DOT nt DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Prevent crash on free()
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 14:38:46 -0500
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Marcus wrote:

> If I have a function like this
> func (char* str)
>
> Is it impossible to know if the function have been called this way
> func ("...");
> or
> char* a = malloc(10);
> func (a);
> ?

    Why does it matter if it is called either way?

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(\/) Rolf Campbell (\/)