Subject: Re: making programs 64bit clean
To: Tim Rightnour <root@garbled.net>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: port-alpha
Date: 06/18/1998 17:42:47
On Thu, 18 Jun 1998 06:28:08 -0700 (MST)
Tim Rightnour <root@garbled.net> wrote:
> I'm trying to make a pkg 64bit clean, and am running into an error that has me
> stumped. I resorted to typecasting just about everything, and Managed to cut
> the offending code down to one line:
>
> int i;
> (char **)malloc(i * sizeof(char **));
> which returns:
> warning: cast to pointer from integer of different size
>
> I've tried making i long, making the args to malloc (size_t), I'm at a
> complete loss here, any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Include <stdlib.h> ... i.e. bring the malloc(3) prototype into scope.
You might compile GCC w/ the prototype warnings enabled.
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