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From: duanev@kauai.ACA.MCC.COM (Duane Voth)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.games.bugs
Subject: Re: omega v0.75
Summary: look for free(NULL) calls
Message-ID: <280@kauai.ACA.MCC.COM>
Date: 20 Jul 89 17:55:45 GMT
References: <853@lakesys.UUCP> <1563@hjuxa.UUCP> <3498@thor.acc.stolaf.edu>
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In article <3498@thor.acc.stolaf.edu>, seebachp@agnes.uucp (--SeebS--) writes:
> Oh, and not sure if anyone cares, but omega v0.71 will *not* port
> to a NeXT... it compiles, but the dispose_lost_objects function (and
> several others) uses a free(something) command which totally locks the
> game. Any ideas?

Some systems seem to allow free to be called with a NULL without
nasty side effects.  Other systems don't.  Maybe this is what you're
seeing.

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