[Freeciv-Dev] Re: newbie C question

[Ben Webb <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, Jules Bean wrote:

> So if you use a C++ compiler to compile C code, then I think pointers
> get initialised to '0' (NULL).

Not if they're automatic variables... at least, not with gcc / g++ on the 
following testcase:

int main(void) {
  char *ptr;
  printf("ptr is %p\n", ptr);
  return 0;
}

        Move the char *ptr; outside of the function body, though, and 
it's a different story...

        Ben
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