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signals 2 54 (4/13/2012 9:46:54 PM) comp.unix.shell This is a naive question I suspect. But does anyone know of systems that do not map HUP INT QUIT TERM signals to 1 2 3 15 ? Much appreciated. ... Big

Do buffers always start with the lowest memory address being the first element? 6 27 (1/15/2005 6:05:05 PM) comp.lang.c [This post is with regards computers/OSes with stacks that grow down. i386/Unix is one possibility] I have embedded my questions/assumptions in the the following sample code: include long num; /* allocated... kiru

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Program entering the default case of switch statement always 12 25 (2/27/2005 6:49:33 PM) comp.lang.c The Program Fragment is this: int choice; /* Users Input Command */ .. .. .. printf("Enter a command: "); fflush(stdin); choice = getc(stdin); printf("\n"); .. .. .. while(choice!='Q') { switch(choice) ... orsenthil (93)

multi-file programs - main.c recommended? 11 44 (3/3/2005 1:14:49 AM) comp.lang.c Can anways explain why many multi-file programs I've seen don't have a main.c file, instead main() is hidden in a file with a different name? Is this just a preference, or is there an unspoken rule (or advantag... gaya.patel (53)

Can we have inline functions in c? 15 39 (3/4/2005 3:27:25 AM) comp.lang.c Hi, Can we have inline function in C or this feature is from C++. What does ANSI say about the use of inline functions? Do gcc support it as a feature of C or C++? Thanks! Prafull Soni ... sprafull (2)

why is this allowed if FOO is undefined: #if 1 < FOO 6 31 (3/4/2005 11:39:07 PM) comp.lang.c Hello, K&R say about the constant expression after #if: "The resulting constant expression is restricted: it must be integral (...)" Clearly, the expression 1 < FOO if FOO is undefined, is not integral. Then... mark_galeck_spam_magnet (76)

K&R2 Secition 5.9 - major blunders 16 30 (3/7/2005 5:36:12 AM) comp.lang.c I FOUND MAJOR ERRORS in K&R2 (making it almost useless for the herein mentioned topics). K&R2 Section 5.9 Pointers vs. Multidimension Arrays starts of like this... "Newcomers to C are somtimes confused about ... tinesan (43)

get number at end of string 17 28 (3/9/2005 5:35:10 PM) comp.lang.c Here is a function I have to get a number at the end of a string. I'm posting this in case it proves helpful to someone. Comments are welcome. int getnum(char *str) { char buffer[BUFSIZE]; char *buf ... cooljake (12)

stop application 14 31 (3/11/2005 5:30:23 PM) comp.lang.c Hi, I have programmed a while loop. At the end of this loop I want to stop it until someone hit a key. When someone hits the right key the loop shall start again. Actually I thought this would be easy to do, b... record700 (13)

How does assert benefit your code really? 28 21 (4/11/2006 3:00:08 PM) comp.lang.c Besides printing out for example " a.out: p113.c:8: main: Assertion `0' failed. Aborted " and a switch option NDEBUG, what other benefits does assert() provide in any scope of designing, debugging/coding an... lovecreatesbeauty (723)

malloc (0) 14 23 (7/4/2006 6:42:53 PM) comp.lang.c Hey can any one tell me what malloc 0 does, it assigns space in memory i know that but is it usable and how many bytes does it allocate , allocation of 0 bytes is difficult-to-digest concept and still in the me... bhaskar.tilak (3)

typedef #5 4 32 (8/21/2006 10:12:23 AM) comp.lang.c Hi All, I am facing problem with typedef, can you explain in terms of real time use of typdef? Thank you ... venkatesh.k.desai5 (17)