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From: cpp@calmasd.Prime.COM (Chuck Peterson)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
Subject: Re: bus error
Message-ID: <1653@calmasd.Prime.COM>
Date: 10 Aug 90 21:38:00 GMT
References: <9008091450.AA04644@winnie.fit.edu>
Organization: Calma - A Division of Prime Computers
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I believe that "bus error" on an SGI indicates that an invalid memory
address was generated (e.g. an attempt to dereference an invalid C
pointer).

My opinion only. (Disclaimer.)