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| From | Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> |
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| Subject | Re: srand(0) |
| Date | Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:29:15 -0800 |
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Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> writes:
[...]
> # **Cross‑Platform Note**
> The C standard does **not** guarantee that argv[0] contains the
> program name — only that it exists.
[...]
That isn't quite correct, or is at least misleading. ISO C guarantees
that argv[0] exists, but not that it points to a string. On some
systems, it can contain be a null pointer.
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */
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