Re: Problem with the string

["kanishk rastogi" <kanishk.85@gmail.com>]

On 11/24/06, Andrew Haley <aph@redhat.com> wrote:
> 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.
thanks for the advice andrew
and sorry for the annoyance
but the fact is I cant change the code because its more than 8000
lines so i am asking for a feature in gcc which i would have missed

thanks in advance
>
>  > 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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