Re: Possible Incorrect Pointer Reference in variable.c

[Paul Eggert]

On 9/27/21 13:39, Paul Smith wrote:
> > 1644   if (flocp != 0)
> > 1645     v.fileinfo = *flocp;
> > 1646   else
> > 1647     v.fileinfo.filenm = 0;
> > -----
> >
> > How can line #1647 ever work? "v" is a newly
> > created local variable, which means "v.fileinfo"
> > hasn't been given a value yet, which means that
> > "v.fileinfo.filenm" could be anywhere.
> It could be any value, that's true.  But we are assigning it here, not
> using it so...?
>
> Maybe I'm misunderstanding the problem you're pointing to.

I guess Jon is so used to Java-like languages that he's not appreciating 
that this is C and v.fileinfo is a struct not a pointer so there's no 
bug here.

If my guess is right, your last line is a wonderful pun!