DM>Yes, there's a significant difference between them.  In fact, if you
DM>had:

DM>int main()
DM>{
DM>  static char* text;

DM>  // rest of code
DM>}

DM>This, too, would fail to run.  Your 'working' version only works on DOS,
DM>however, and even then, should fail in protected-mode (32-bit, usually)
DM>DOS. That's because a variable allocated on the stack is uninitialized
DM>(contains garbage), and the standard says that variables not otherwise
DM>explicitly initialized that are global in duration (i.e., last
DM>throughout the program, such as global variables and static variables)
DM>are initialized to zero, or the equivalent thereof (i.e., NULL for
DM>pointers).

That's what I had assumed. Except after consulting the DJGPP docs for
examples, they use unallocated variables in their examples - I should've
realised it was DJGPP fault, again!

Note that in pmode it does work (the local pointer version).

... Help! I can't find the "ANY" key.
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