Gcc and char type

[Nathan Sidwell]

Alain Degreffe wrote:

> In fact, the gcc doesn't compile c source code like other unix compiler.
>From your output, gcc has compiled it, you're getting the seg fault
when you run it.
> 
> Begin
> t1 = Axxx
> t2 = Axxx
> core dumped....


> char *t3 = "yyy" ;

>     t3[0] = 'A';  /* Segmentation violation : Oops ! Wht ? */
You are attempting to modify a string constant. This invokes undefined
behaviour. Not a bug in gcc.
see http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/q1.32.html

nathan

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