From: cgf@cygnus.com (Christopher G. Faylor) Subject: Re: Exception: STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION What is it ?? 26 May 1998 14:22:04 GMT Message-ID: <6kej6c$nmp$1@cronkite.cygnus.com> References: <3567290A.4C2611A5.cygnus.gnu-win32@geocities.com> X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test63 (15 March 1998) In article <3567290A.4C2611A5.cygnus.gnu-win32@geocities.com>, Ondrej Florian wrote: >When I compile mc (it compiles without any problems when I "fix" the >truncate function) executing program's binary will give me this > >(C:\Incoming\src\mc-4.1\src\mc.exe 1005) Exception: >STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION >(C:\Incoming\src\mc-4.1\src\mc.exe 1005) Dumping stack trace to >mc.exe.core > >What does "Exception: STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION" mean ?? >I don't have any other problem with any other compiled binary. It means that there has been a reference to an invalid memory address. Run the program under gdb to find out exactly where. -- cgf@cygnus.com "Everything has a boolean value, if you stand http://www.cygnus.com/ far enough away from it." -- Galena Alyson Canada