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In article <1992Apr7.084848.29747@reswi.en.open.de> ralf@reswi.en.open.de (Ralf  
E. Stranzenbach) writes:
> Hi,
> 
> the following code fragment did _not_ compile properly:
> 
> 	void some_function (char * s)
> 	{
> 		char * d;
> 		d = strcpy (alloca (strlen (s) + 1), s);
> 		printf ("%s copied as %s\n", s, d);
> 	}
> 
> There are some problems using "alloca" as part of a functions  
> parameter list.

try this:

void some_function(char *s) {
	char *d;

	strcpy((d=(char*)malloc(strlen(s)+1)),s);
	printf("%s copied as %s\n", s, d);
}

Also, make sure you have the proper libraries and header files included into  
your makefile and .c file.

J. Alexander Jamison
Sr. Systems Engineer
Talus Imaging and Communications Corp.