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Subject: Re: DEC C compiler
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Date: Tue, 19-Feb-85 17:29:07 EST
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From: Rudy.Nedved@CMU-CS-A.ARPA

We have X2.0 DEC C compiler....not eunice compiler.

The compiler will take the following program:
	foo(arg)
	{
	    int *p;
	    p = &arg;
	    printf(*p,*(p+1));
	}
	main()
	{
	    foo("here %s\n","it is");
	}
and instead of getting the actual calling stack address (stored above
the return address) of the first arg...it will give me the address of
a copy....so the result will be instead of
		here it is
I will get
		here <garbage>
where garbage is a string print out of some bad pointer...which in reality
is the location after the copied stack value...which is random...may even
be p itself since it is allocated next in the routine locals. Check itout..
use CC /MACHINE/LIST and see for your self.

-Rudy