Segmentation Fault???

[pandigunta]

hi,
I am running a client server program(coded in c++, running on unix) , i get segmentation fault when running client.What is this "segmentation fault"?what my program have to do is client should request a file, if it is available server should send that file to client and write it to a different file.any idea how to go about this...

Thanks

 

[mbaranski]

Usually, you're using memory you shouldn't be, or deleting memory you shouldn't be. This can be because of not using new when you should, like here:

char *t
t = 'a';

Can cause a seg fault, b/c it should be used like this:

char * t;
t = new char;
t = 'a';

This will work, or, youc ould be trying to delete a memory reference htat is not there. For any further help, you probably should post the source, compiler version, os version, and any other stuff you're using.

MWB>
As always, I hope that helped!

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