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botman · **Re: crash in malloc() ? -** 08-04-2004

malloc() crashes are usually due to you allocating and then freeing memory, and then having your program write to that memory location. Like this...

Code:

char *p = (char *)malloc(1024);
free(p);
memcpy(p, "somedata");  //  <--- VERY BAD!!!

botman

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botman Super Moderator Status: Offline Posts: 280 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Plano, TX	Re: crash in malloc() ? - 08-04-2004 malloc() crashes are usually due to you allocating and then freeing memory, and then having your program write to that memory location. Like this... Code: char p = (char )malloc(1024); free(p); memcpy(p, "somedata"); // <--- VERY BAD!!! botman