Problem with the string

[Andrew Haley]

kanishk rastogi writes:
 > if i call a func like:
 > 
 > func("kanishk");
 > the string "kanishk" will be defined in readonly segment or in read -
 > write segment ?
 > if they will be in read-only segment i dont want that....
 > how can this be done

Dammit, how many times do I have to repeat this?

You just gotta declare them right.  Like this:

char s[] = "kanishk";
func(s);


Andrew.

 > On 11/24/06, Andrew Haley <aph@redhat.com> wrote:
 > > kanishk rastogi writes:
 > >  > On 11/24/06, Andrew Haley <aph@redhat.com> wrote:
 > >  > > kanishk rastogi writes:
 > >  > >  > hi all,
 > >  > >  > when we compile our c programs the strings which we use get defined in
 > >  > >  > read only memory.
 > >  > >  > how can i ask the gcc compiler to declare them in read-write section.
 > >  > >
 > >  > > You just gotta declare them right.  Like this:
 > >  > >
 > >  > > char s[] = "This is a string!";
 > >  > what abt the strings passed to functions?
 > >  > i dont want to have them in readonly menory
 > >
 > > They won't be in read-only memory: as I said, you just gotta declare
 > > them right.
 > >
 > > Andrew.
 > >
 > 
 > 
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