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In article <19920828.105606.807@almaden.ibm.com>, ameline@vnet.ibm.com (Ian Ameline) writes:
|> 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.

The problem is not malloc.h or the need for stdlib.h  it is as someone posted before.

|> >  if  (( array= malloc(50 * sizeof(long)))!= NULL)

this line should read 
if (( array = (long *) malloc(50 * sizeof(long))) != NULL)
               ^^^^^^^ this is what needs to be added to the line.  

Jesus M. Rodriguez
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