Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 22:56:17 -0700 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: thekork@xtdl.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Error Message... Message-ID: <199704240556.WAA07802@root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 23 Apr 1997 21:34:54 EDT." <335EB8BE.1D36@xtdl.com>
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>Hi. Just wondering what a bus error means... I haven't got a clue! I am >trying to run a simple C compiled program that uses the crypt function. >It also dumps the core... any thoughts? A "bus error" (actually SIGBUS) occurs whenever a program attempts to write to an area of memory that is protected read-only. This can occur when trying to modify a "const" variable, for example. -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project
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