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Re: relearning C: why does an in-place change to a char* segfault?

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From Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
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Subject Re: relearning C: why does an in-place change to a char* segfault?
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Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> writes:
> Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes:
>> Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> writes:
>>> Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes:
>>>>> The more C is changed to resemble C++ the worse it becomes.  It
>>>>> isn't surprising that you like it.
>>>> I presume that was intended as a personal insult.
>>> It wasn't.
>>
>> Then you need to work on knowing when you've insulted someone.
>
> I see no reason to feel an obligation to know whether someone
> might feel insulted by something I say.  Feeling insulted is a
> subjective reaction, not an objective truth.  If someone said
> to me "it isn't surprising that you dislike C++" I might agree
> (or not) with them, but I don't feel insulted by it;  all they
> are doing is giving their subjective reaction to my behavior.
>
> On the contrary, it seems presumptuous of you to judge that it
> was my intention to insult you.  In cases where I'm not sure
> about what someone meant by something, I try to ask them what
> they meant rather than jump to a conclusion.  Admittedly, I
> don't always succeed, but I do try to follow that policy.

That's three times today that you've replied to a post I made a
long time ago (about a year and a half in this case).

I get the impression that you're stalking me.  Please note that
I have not asked whether that's your intent.  I find it extremely
annoying, for reasons I don't intend to explain further.  I again
encourage you to knock it off.

-- 
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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Re: relearning C: why does an in-place change to a char* segfault? Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-03-01 18:30 -0800
  Re: relearning C: why does an in-place change to a char* segfault? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-03-01 19:42 -0800
    Re: relearning C: why does an in-place change to a char* segfault? Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-03-02 10:24 +0200
      Re: relearning C: why does an in-place change to a char* segfault? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-03-02 04:43 -0800

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