[Freeciv-Dev] Re: TODO

[Gaute B Strokkenes <gs234@xxxxxxxxx>]

Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Fri, Sep 22, 2000 at 10:56:58AM +0100, Jules Bean wrote:

> > struct locus make_locus(int x,int y) {
> >   struct locus l;
> >   l.x=x; l.y=y;
> >   return l;
> > }
> 
> AFAIK this is wrong. The variable l is created on the stack which is
> destroyed at the return. You have to do return a newly allocated
> part of memory. Using this you will get some problems with
> bookkeeping since C has no GC.

You're confused.  This is no more wrong than

int gimme_five (void)
{
  int i = 5;
  return i;
}

is wrong.  (The fact structures usually won't fit in the places where
a compiler usually hides other variables is not important from out
point of view.)

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