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From: mike@bobkat.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: sizeof literal string, Megamax bug
Message-ID: <888@bobkat.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 17-Apr-87 13:33:53 EST
Article-I.D.: bobkat.888
Posted: Fri Apr 17 13:33:53 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 19-Apr-87 01:34:02 EST
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Reply-To: mike@bobkat.UUCP (Mike Bunnell)
Organization: Digital Lynx, Inc; Dallas, TX
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Keywords: user-friendly C sizeof


	Well, you're right. A literal string is defined to be an array of char,
which is then usually changed to a pointer to char when used.  Sizeof(array)
gives the size of the array, So sizeof("Hello"), should be 6. Note that the
null at the end is included.
	I have just completed the new version of Megamax C, and I fixed that bug
and a few others.  More importantly the compiler now produces absolute
references to code and data locations. Therefore, array sizes are no longer
limited to 32K and code does not have to be split up in 32K segments.
There is a 32 bit int switch to make porting code easier;  There are two more
address (pointer) registers available; Shorts are 16 bits like they always 
should have been; enumerated types are supported; and many other minor fixes 
and impovements have been made.
	The new linker accepts either UN*X a.out format object files or DRI (Alcyon)
format object files.  It is extremely fast.  Even though the compiler is
a little slower (do to backpatching necessary for new object file format) the
linker more than makes up for it even when compiling thousands of lines of code.
	Megamax is still testing the new version, but it should be out soon.


													Happy programming,
													Mike Bunnell

P.S.
	I don't handle tech support anymore. Ask for Pete.