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In article <1992Aug28.154836.12867@natinst.com>,
uma@natinst.com (Uma Arunkumar) writes:
>
>****************** C Set/2   QUESTION ************************
>I am trying to compile a small program (to solve a problem in a huge program)
>in C Set/2 version 1.00.
>This program was taken from the C Set/2 Program Example given for malloc
>using KWIKINF.
>
>***************************************************************
>The program is given below:
>
>#include <stdio.h>
>#include<malloc.h>
>main()
>{
>   char str[50];
>   long  *array;
>   int i;
>   for (i=0; i<50; i++)
>       str[i]='m';
>
>  if  (( array= malloc(50 * sizeof(long)))!= NULL)
>     for (i=0; i<50; i++)
>       *array++=1;
>
>}
>
>*********************************************************
>
>When I compile giving the command
>            icc /c /w3 /o+ sample.c
>
>       I get the following error messages:
>
>SAMPLE.C(12:15) : error EDC0117: The operation between these types is not valid.
>SAMPLE.C(12:10) : informational EDC0140: Operand has type pointer to  signed long integer .
>SAMPLE.C(12:17) : informational EDC0140: Operand has type signed integer .
>
>This program compiles without any error in C compiler in Sun.
>
>What is wrong in the above code?
>
>I WOULD HIGHLY APPRECIATE SOME HELP.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>My Email address is uma@natinst.com.
>
>uma.
>

   The problem is malloc.h. It's there for backwards compatibility with
MS and other pre-ANSI compilers. When using these headers, use the /Sm
option, so we won't enforce the ANSI standard as strictly, or use
stdlib.h.

Regards,
Ian.