3/7     I have a C question.  I have the following source code in two identical
        files t.c and t.cpp:
                #include <stdlib.h>
                int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                  const char * const * p1;
                  const char * * p2;
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12/14   If I have a C function like this
        void foo(void) {
          static const char unused1[] = "one";
          const char * const unused2 = "two";
          ...... some code ......
          return;
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8/10    C question.  Is there anything wrong with the following?
        const my_struct_t **pp;
        pp = malloc(sizeof(my_struct_t *));
        pp = realloc(pp, sizeof (my_struct_t *) * 2);
        "gcc -Wall" doesn't complain.  But the M$ compiler (cl.exe) complains
        about the realloc line:
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5/28    I just found out that bison inserts these lines of code
                #ifndef __cplusplus
                #ifndef __STDC__
                #define const
                #endif
                #endif
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12/8    c++ question, how do I overload << in my class so it will handle
        endl? ie: myclass << "some string" << endl
        I know how to do the "some string" part:
                myclass & operator << (const char * s);
        what about endl?
        Thanks!!
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4/22    Anyone know a good link that explains all of C++'s use of the
        keyword mconst?
        \_ http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite
           Search for const in the text box.
           Search for mconst in the text box.
           \- perfection
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7/13    how do i pass variables to the system in C ?  e.g.
         system("echo input is %s", argv[1]);
        results in "input is %s" but I want the system to see argv[1]
        (I know i can just use printf, but not for what i really want to do).
        \_ sprintf into array, pass array to system?
        \_ so write your own function that takes a variable number of
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9/23    let's say there's a C library you want to use called libmdn.so.
        I think to load it you'd go something like:
        static { System.loadLibrary("mdn"); }
        However, let's say that a function call looked like this:
        mdn_result_t mdn_encodename(int actions, const char
        *from, char *to, size_t tolen)
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3/16    Why does so much C sample code use #define instead of const?
        \_ because any good C code will use a bunch of preprocessor
           anyways. you can't be a good C programmer and eschew the
           preprocessor. For that, you need a language which fills those
           gaps with other constructs (c++ templates go a long way to
           obviate the need for preprocessor for example). you
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6/20    I have a variable inside a struct.  I want to be able to initialize
        that variable ONCE and not write to it again.  Any subsequent writes
        should not be permitted.  Is there a way to do that in C?  I know
        about "const int foo = 5;" but the value I need to pass in is dynamic
        and happens at runtime.  Declaring a variable as const doesn't let
        me assign anything to it at all.  Thanks.
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4/26    Any recommendations for good questions to ask for live interviews
        for a C/C++ coder position?  We're having some tomorrow and I
        wanted to see what people thought.  We don't want geniuses; just
        bright people who have good habits.  E.g., questions one or two
        difficulty levels below asking them to compare timings for
        common sort alogorithms.
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