Re: gcc and mint-libs PL46

[Julian Reschke <reschke@GOEDEL.UNI-MUENSTER.DE>]

> 
> > 
> > >> fopen( NULL, "r" );
> > >> 
> > >> Results in a Bus Error.
> > >
> > >Dereferencing a NULL pointer is not portable, so it's not a library bug.
> > >You'll get the same result on many UNIX systems.
> > 
> > But it could be argued the fopen library code should check for a NULL
> > filename and return a NULL pointer.
> 
> Well, what does the ANSI spec say? Surely that's the arbiter in this case..
> 

Certainly. But what is it supposed to do? Doesn't make sense to me...

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