> > >> 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.. Dancer