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

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On Mon, 20 Jun 2011 07:55:32 UTC, Marcel Müller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.com> 
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.

That's my suspicion, and my worst fear... I have no idea how I could
track that down, given the size and complexity of the code at this
point.

-- 
Alex Taylor
Fukushima, Japan
http://www.socis.ca/~ataylo00

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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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