Re: why do the following crash

Ed Prochak <edprochak@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

On Mar 31, 8:56 am, Richard <de...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Philip Potter <p...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
parag_p...@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
File1.c

int arr[80];

File2.c

extern int *arr;
int main()
{
arr[1] = 100;
return 0;
}

Did you read the FAQ? You have just asked question 6.1, and if you go
tohttp://c-faq.com/you will get your answer.

Philip

Will you be replying to every question here with a pointer to the FAQ?

Why shouldn't he, if the question really is a FAQ?

No problem if you take the time to answer too IMO.



If so possibly you would like to just automate your replies?

Are you offering to do it? While the scope of the problem is more
limited, the problem of interpreting human language automatically
appears to be intractable.

I agree.

But a naive solution would be simply auto reply to each new post

"have you read the FAQ : here ..."


Hint : not every programmer that comes here can memorise the entire FAQ
nor can they always find the necessary section of the FAQ.

The FAQ is a nice reference. No one is expected to memorize it but it
would do good to read it once in a while. (I think I am due for a
refresher.)
Ed

Off you go then. No one is stopping you. I have too. It doesn't mean I
dont find it easier and more social to ask a human being.

In your haste you seem to have misunderstood. My point is that 99.99% of
questions here are answered in one way or other by the FAQ,

Simply questioning people as to whether they read it and then somewhat
pompously pointing them there makes the group pretty much redundant.

By ALL means post a link to the FAQ, but add some personal explanation
too.

.

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