Thread: Segmentation fault

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    Post Segmentation fault

    what does a segmentation fault mean????

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    It means "Bad Thing(tm)".

    Actually it means something like: You're trying to use memory you aren't allowed to. This is usually caused by you using a pointer which hasn't been initialized or something similar. (Such as overflowing a buffer, etc...)

    Quzah.

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