On Sun, 2003-10-12 at 13:04, Jerry Jenkins wrote:
> Dimitrie O. Paun wrote:
> > Why do we need the static?
> >
> Had I pasted more source code, you would have known why.
> LONG ALSA_WaveInit(void)
> {
> snd_pcm_t* h = NULL;
> snd_pcm_info_t * info;
> snd_pcm_hw_params_t * hw_params;
> WINE_WAVEOUT* wwo;
> char device[] = "hw";
>
> wwo = &WOutDev[0];
>
> /* FIXME: use better values */
> wwo->device = device;
> We have to keep the memory used by device[] or wwo->device even when we
> exit the function, because we'll access it later. Local variables’
> memory are supposed to be freed after the function exits.
Sorry for breaking it. I noticed the string never gets modified, so I
fixed it by casting in a recent patch.
Best Regards,
Daniel Marmier
