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From: frank@croton.nyo.dec.com (Frank Wortner)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: Need help with "C" errors
Message-ID: <1763@riscy.enet.dec.com>
Date: 4 Oct 90 13:28:32 GMT
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Reply-To: frank@croton.nyo.dec.com (Frank Wortner)
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>    I have found that under Ultrix 3.x, the C compiler does not
properly handle
>    void * parameters.  The code:
> 
>    foo(a)
>    void *a;
>    {
>        *(int *) = 5;
>    }
> 
>    will give error messages about `a' being undefined.  

Fixed in 4.0.  BTW, the fourth line should read:

        *(int*)a = 5;

Regards,

					Frank