Thread: segmentation fault

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    segmentation fault

    hey guys i have segmentation fault within this code somewhere what is the problem does anyone know? I dont think there is any memory leaks


    Code:
    /****************************************************************************
    * COSC1098/1283 - Assignment #2 - Tennis Store
    * Programming Principles 2A/Programming Techniques
    * Author           : <insert name here>
    * Student Number   : <insert student number here>
    * Yallara Username : <insert username here>
    * Start up code provided by Steven Burrows - [email protected]
    ****************************************************************************/
    
    #include "ts.h"
    #include "ts_utility.h"
    #include "ts_options.h"
    
    /****************************************************************************
    * Function readRestOfLine() is used for buffer clearing. Source: 
    * https://inside.cs.rmit.edu.au/~pmcd/teaching/C-Prog/CourseDocuments/
    * FrequentlyAskedQuestions/
    ****************************************************************************/
    void readRestOfLine()
    {
       int c;
    
       /* Read until the end of the line or end-of-file. */   
       while ((c = fgetc(stdin)) != '\n' && c != EOF)
          ;
    
       /* Clear the error and end-of-file flags. */
       clearerr(stdin);
    }
    
    /****************************************************************************
    * Initialises the system to a safe empty state.
    ****************************************************************************/
    void systemInit(TennisStoreType* ts)
    {
    }
    
    /****************************************************************************
    * Loads all data into the system.
    ****************************************************************************/
    void loadData(TennisStoreType* ts, char* customerFile, char* stockFile)
    {
    
      /* declaration of variables*/
      char* stockID;
      char* description;
      char* custID;
      char* surname;
      char* firstname;
      char* address;
      char* suburb;
    
      double unitprice;
      int stocklevel;  
      int postcode;
      int phone;
    
    
    }
    
    /****************************************************************************
    * Deallocates memory used in the program.
    ****************************************************************************/
    void systemFree(TennisStoreType* ts)
    {
    }

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    The skeletal code you posted does practically nothing, and has no main function so isn't a complete program. Post the code that is causing the segmentation fault.

    Also, a memory leak is when you allocate memory and forget to free it. This is not a likely cause for a segmentation fault. Segmentation faults occur when you attempt access (read or write) memory that doesn't belong to your process. Some, but not all, causes are: stack overflow, buffer overflow, following a null pointer, following an uninitialised pointer, etc.

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    if you deallocate your memory twice it will also cause a segmentation fault, since you posted about worrying about memory leaks, maybe you're freeing your memory twice?
    They say that if you play a Windows Install CD backwords, you hear satanic messages. That's nothing; play it forward and it installs Windows.

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