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(redmist) Re: Segmentation Faults 10-20% of the timeby redmist (Deacon) |
on Dec 07, 2000 at 23:10 UTC ( [id://45586]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
"Moreover, what exactly causes a segmentation fault?"
From the Jargon File: segmentation fault n. {Unix} 1. {techspeak} An error in which a running program attempts to access memory not allocated to it and core dumps with a segmentation violation error. This is often caused by improper usage of pointers in the source code, dereferencing a null pointer, or (in C) inadvertently using a non-pointer variable as a pointer. The classic example is:
2. To lose a train of thought or a line of reasoning. Also uttered as an exclamation at the point of befuddlement. redmist Silicon Cowboy
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