Turbo C is an old compiler. In many instances, it conflicts with the C standard.
On 6/11/06, Arkady V.Belousov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > 12-Июн-2006 00:45 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric Auer) wrote to > freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net: > > EA> Hi Arkady, I would vote for the "explicit zero" in this > EA> case. As far as I remember, zeroing out the BSS at start > EA> is a compiler option, > > No, BSS zeroed at start always - this is required by standard to > zero-initialize all static uninitialized variables. And BSS segment is used > to reduce executable size, because this segment doesn't present in > executable and created (and initialized) only in memory when program starts. > Issue is only that not all compilers automatically place explicitly > zero-initialized variables in BSS (instead DATA). > > EA> so when somebody switches that off, > EA> we would have a problem. > > No, there is no such option. > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel > -- Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees. David Letterman (1947 - ) See ya _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
