FA> char *txt;char *pat;char *ptr;
FA> txt = (char*) malloc(strlen(buf)+1);
FA> pat = (char*) malloc(strlen(wrd)+1);

DN>Just out of interest, why cast the return from malloc()? If it is
DN>because it has no prototype, then you should do the /correct/ thing
DN>and include stdlib.h.

AF> Eh? I thought it was because malloc returns a void*, and most compilers 
AF> will give you a warning because a char* is different to a void*.

"void *" is designed to "match any pointer", and you
can freely convert from "void *" to any other data pointer, there
is nothing suspicious about it, so there's no need for a warning.  In C++
they decided to tighten that up.  BFN.  Paul.
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