Re: malloc(1/0) ??

[Dan Kegel]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] asked:
> [Why does this program not crash?]
>
> main() 
> { 
>    char *s; 
>    s = (char*)malloc(0); 
>    strcpy(s,"fffff"); 
>    printf("%s\n",s); 
> } 

It doesn't crash because the standard malloc is
optimized for speed, not for finding bugs.

Try linking it with a debugging malloc, e.g.
  cc bug.c -lefence
and watch it dump core.

- Dan
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