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Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL

Date	2011-06-20 09:55 +0200
From	Marcel Müller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.com>
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Subject	Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL
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Alex Taylor wrote:
> One think I forgot to mention... this doesn't always happen.  The
> problem disappears and reappears as I make completely unrelated 
> changes elsewhere in the program.  So I'll think it's fixed for a
> while, then BANG it'll strike again.

That's an important fact. So you most likely have some heap or stack 
corruption (undefined behavior from the language point of view). Almost 
any part of your code can throw this data bombs. Where they bang in is 
another question that depends on the individual memory layout.

Marcel

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Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL "Alex Taylor" <mail.me@reply.to.address> - 2011-06-17 23:08 -0500
  Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL Marcel Müller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.com> - 2011-06-18 09:23 +0200
    Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL "Alex Taylor" <mail.me@reply.to.address> - 2011-06-18 06:05 -0500
  Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL "A.D. Fundum" <what.ever@neverm.ind> - 2011-06-18 12:14 +0200
    Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL "Alex Taylor" <mail.me@reply.to.address> - 2011-06-18 06:03 -0500
  Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL "Alex Taylor" <mail.me@reply.to.address> - 2011-06-18 06:10 -0500
    Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL Marcel Müller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.com> - 2011-06-20 09:55 +0200
      Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL "Alex Taylor" <mail.me@reply.to.address> - 2011-06-20 09:01 -0500
        Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL "Steven Levine" <steve53@nomail.earthlink.net> - 2011-06-20 10:50 -0500
          Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL Marcel Müller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.com> - 2011-06-21 08:23 +0200
          Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL "Alex Taylor" <mail.me@reply.to.address> - 2011-06-21 06:50 -0500
            Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL "Steven Levine" <steve53@nomail.earthlink.net> - 2011-06-24 23:17 -0500
              Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL "Alex Taylor" <mail.me@reply.to.address> - 2011-06-26 06:50 -0500
          The actual program "Alex Taylor" <mail.me@reply.to.address> - 2011-06-21 06:59 -0500
            Re: The actual program "Steven Levine" <steve53@nomail.earthlink.net> - 2011-06-24 14:42 -0500
              Re: The actual program "Alex Taylor" <mail.me@reply.to.address> - 2011-06-26 06:48 -0500
        Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL Marcel Müller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.com> - 2011-06-21 08:39 +0200
    Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL Paul Ratcliffe <abuse@orac12.clara34.co56.uk78> - 2011-06-20 09:30 +0000
  Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL Peter Flass <Peter_Flass@Yahoo.com> - 2011-06-18 08:08 -0400
  Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL Paul Ratcliffe <abuse@orac12.clara34.co56.uk78> - 2011-06-18 18:07 +0000
    Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL "Alex Taylor" <mail.me@reply.to.address> - 2011-06-20 09:01 -0500
      Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL "Lars Erdmann" <lars.erdmann@arcor.de> - 2011-06-22 22:22 +0200
      Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL Marty <net@comcast.martyamodeo> - 2011-06-24 10:45 -0700
        Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL "Rich Walsh" <spamyourself@127.0.0.1> - 2011-06-25 03:04 +0000
          Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL "Steven Levine" <steve53@nomail.earthlink.net> - 2011-06-24 22:43 -0500
            Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL "Rich Walsh" <spamyourself@127.0.0.1> - 2011-06-26 07:11 +0000
  Re: Passing string pointers in a custom control-data structure == FAIL James Moe <jimoeDESPAM@sohnen-moe.com> - 2011-06-18 21:43 -0700

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