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From: wrd3156@fedeva.UUCP (Bill Daniels)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Help me cast this!
Message-ID: <294@fedeva.UUCP>
Date: 2 May 88 22:09:28 GMT
Organization: Federal Express Corp., Memphis, TN
Lines: 44
Keywords: pointer to array of struct


How do I cast the malloc() in line 12 of the following program to avoid 
the lint cries of "warning: illegal pointer combination" et al?
My system is a Perkin-Elmer 3210 running SYS V rel. 2.  I have tried 
"all but one" of every combination of casts known to mankind. Help me find
the only one left, the one that works!


#include <stdio.h>

main()	
{
	char *malloc();
	int i;
	struct outfile {
		int j;
		int k;
	} (*output)[];

	output = malloc(sizeof(struct outfile) * 3);

	(*output)[0].j = 1;
	(*output)[0].k = 2;

	i = printf("%d   %d\n",(*output)[0].j,(*output)[0].k);

	return(i);
}

THIS IS MY LINT'S OUTPUT:

trial.c
==============
warning: illegal pointer combination
    (12)  	
warning: possible pointer alignment problem
    (12)  	


Thanks for any assistance!
-- 
bill daniels
federal express, memphis, tn
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