gcc 3.3.6 - stack corruption questions

[Giovanni Bajo]

Louis LeBlanc <leblanc@keyslapper.net> wrote:

> The problem is I'm getting core dumps (SEGV) that appears to come from
> this code when I know it shouldn't be in the execution path.  The code
> in question is switched on by a command line argument only, and the
> process is managed by a parent process that monitors and manages it's
> execution - reporting crashes and restarting it if necessary.

Looks like a bug hidden in your code. Several things you could try:

- valgrind
- GCC 4.0 with -fmudflap
- GCC 4.1 CVS with -fstack-protect
-- 
Giovanni Bajo