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From: moll@umn-cs.CS.UMN.EDU (Rick Moll)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Compact data model in Turbo C
Summary: I can't make malloc work
Keywords: Turbo-C C
Message-ID: <10040@umn-cs.CS.UMN.EDU>
Date: 14 Nov 88 00:19:12 GMT
Reply-To: moll@umn-cs.UUCP (Rick Moll)
Organization: CSci Dept., University of Minnesota, Mpls.
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/*
I have a problem with malloc in Borland's Turbo C v1.5.  The program
below works fine using the Small data model, but hangs my system (I
have to reboot) when compiled under the Compact model.

I don't do anything different except change the memory model (on the
menu) to "Compact" and force a re-compile; the manual says that the
linker will automatically pull in the right libraries.

Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?  Is this program legitimate C
code?  Can someone with v1.5 try this and see if it does the same
thing on your system?  How about v2.0?  Thanks in advance.
*/

void main()
{
  void  *inbuf;
  inbuf=(void*) (malloc(100));
  strcpy(inbuf, "This text will overwrite something important, no doubt!");
  exit(0);
}

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Richard J. Moll			...rutgers!umn-cs!moll 
				moll@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu