FT>
  > #include 
  >
  > int main(int argc, char **argv)
  > {
  >    char         *Search;
  >    FILEFINDBUF3 *FindBuf;
  >
  >    FindBuf=malloc(sizeof(FILEFINDBUF3));
  >    strcpy(Search,argv[1]);
  >
  >    return(0);
  > }
  >
  > 1) I'm getting a warning
  > "assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast" on
the malloc line
  > why ? I've always done that under dos and my compiler never complained ?
FT>

  But, nevertheless, your code has always been duff.

  It's just that up until now, you've been using a duff compiler to
  compile it.

  In the C language, unless you #include , malloc implicitly
  returns an integer.  This is being cast to a pointer in the assignment
  expression, which is a non-portable construct, hence the compiler
  warning.

  If you were using the C++ language, then your failure to declare the
  malloc function before using it would be an error, and your program
  would not compile.

FT>
  > 2) when compiled to dual standart (ie dos/os/2 exe with rsx/emx.dll) it
  > still works under os/2 but bombs out with GP in a dos box.
FT>

  You are very lucky.  As you can see, your `Search' variable doesn't
  point to anything (and can actually have any random value, since it is a
  variable with automatic storage which you haven't initialised).

  Always declare your functions, and always initialise your automatic
  variables.

  > JdeBP <
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