Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:59:36 +0200 (MET DST) From: J Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de> To: FreeBSD-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: stack Message-ID: <199609281559.RAA03161@uriah.heep.sax.de> In-Reply-To: <199609281520.RAA05793@gvr.win.tue.nl> from Guido van Rooij at "Sep 28, 96 05:20:52 pm"
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As Guido van Rooij wrote:
> When I allocate something on the stack, isn't it supposed to be completely
> zero?
> like:
> main(int argc, char **argv) {
> char buf[1000];
>
> ...
> }
>
> Then buf should be zero, or am I missing something here?
Automatic variables are always uninitialized. You're confusing this
with static variables (including global ones).
The matter is different in C++, where class objects are always being
created by constructors, thus you can adjust the behaviour to what you
think fits best (though this can quickly become a run-time hog if you
are not carefully enough).
--
cheers, J"org
joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)
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