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Re: calloc on Convex C-220

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From: Dan Shelton
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1992 00:53
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In article <dale.712880595@convex.convex.com> dale@convex.com (Dale  
Lancaster) writes:
> In <1992Aug3.203552.12386@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> dan@ennex1.eng.utsa.edu  
(Dan Shelton) writes:
> 
> >Is it permissible to do calloc with the number of elements being a  
> >function, e.g. calloc (a+b-1, sizeof(float))? I have done this on a  
Cray  
> >Y-MP, SGI and NeXT but the Convex does not like it.
> 
> >Thanks for the help,
> 
> "sizeof(float)" would be interpreted at compile time by the compiler and
> replaced with "4".  I have used it in the same manner and it works.  
> What specifically doesn't work when you try it?
> 
> regards :-)
> 
> dale
> --
>  
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=
> Dale M. Lancaster, Mass Storage Marketing Manager, Convex Computer Corp.
> (Work) 214-497-4581     (Fax) 214-497-4848     (Internet)  
dale@convex.com
>  
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=

All and everyone,

The problem with the calloc was solved thanks to Eric Schnoebelen at  
Convex in Richardson, TX.  Casting the (a+b+1) to unsigned int worked.   
Thank you all for the responses.

Dan
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Subject: Re: calloc on Convex C-220
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