Re: Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while concatenating

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Eric Sosman wrote:
> 
> On 8/4/2012 12:27 PM, pete wrote:
> >[...]
> > I see from your call to the free function,
> > that you intend to free the allocated memory within main.
> >
> > If either call to strapp returns a null pointer,
> > then your call to free, will free a null pointer instead.
> 
>      ... which is harmless, defined as a no-op.

But then, 
freeing the allocated memory from within main, 
doesn't happen as it was apparently intended to happen.

-- 
pete

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Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while concatenating Shriramana Sharma <jamadagni@gmail.com> - 2012-08-04 07:12 -0700
  Re: Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while concatenating Xavier Roche <xroche@free.fr.NOSPAM.invalid> - 2012-08-04 16:17 +0200
  Re: Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while concatenating Xavier Roche <xroche@free.fr.NOSPAM.invalid> - 2012-08-04 16:22 +0200
    Re: Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while concatenating Shriramana Sharma <jamadagni@gmail.com> - 2012-08-04 07:25 -0700
      Re: Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while concatenating Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-08-04 16:04 +0100
  Re: Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while concatenating "Heinrich Wolf" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-08-04 16:29 +0200
  Re: Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while concatenating Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-08-04 10:52 -0400
  Re: Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while concatenating pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2012-08-04 12:27 -0400
    Re: Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while concatenating Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-08-04 13:56 -0400
      Re: Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while  concatenating pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2012-08-04 17:12 -0400
  Re: Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while concatenating pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2012-08-04 12:42 -0400
    Re: Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while concatenating Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-08-04 14:00 -0400
    Re: Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while concatenating Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-08-04 17:00 -0700
      Re: Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while concatenating pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2012-08-04 20:48 -0400
      Re: Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while concatenating Jens Gustedt <jens.gustedt@loria.fr> - 2012-08-05 09:22 +0200
        Re: Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while concatenating Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-08-05 12:49 +0100
          Re: Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while concatenating Jens Gustedt <jens.gustedt@loria.fr> - 2012-08-05 17:12 +0200
          Re: Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while concatenating Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-08-05 13:17 -0700
            Re: Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while concatenating Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-08-05 22:53 +0100
  Re: Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while concatenating Shriramana Sharma <jamadagni@gmail.com> - 2012-08-04 19:20 -0700
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        Re: C Vs Asm i use for cat function Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-08-05 16:20 +0100
      Re: C Vs Asm i use for cat function "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2012-08-05 19:51 +0200
        Re: C Vs Asm i use for cat function "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-08-05 21:04 +0100
  Re: Trying to figure out how to dynamically re-allocate strings while concatenating Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-10 10:45 +0300

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