Re: Something is stepping on something

Robert Peirce wrote:
> In article <61fssiF1ukgf3U2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>  Paul Russell <prussell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>> You really shouldn't rely on this kind of behaviour. Better to write 
>> robust code and take steps to ensure that you never overrun buffers.
> 
> Folks, please give me a break.  This stuff is legacy software, written 
> over 30 years ago and changed only enough to ****t it to new machines.  
> In this case I did make that change and the code works properly
> 
> [resume snipped]
> 

It wasn't meant to be a criticism, just a suggestion. You should never 
assume anything about the layout of variables in memory - it can change 
not only between different machines and different compilers but also 
between different builds (e.g. if you change compiler switches). Rather 
than repeatedly "fixing" these problems on an ad hoc basis you could 
just invest a little time making the code more robust - it would 
probably be a net win in the long run.

Paul