kanishk rastogi writes: > On 11/24/06, Andrew Haley <aph@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > kanishk rastogi writes: > > > if i call a func like: > > > > > > func("kanishk"); > > > the string "kanishk" will be defined in readonly segment or in read - > > > write segment ? > > > if they will be in read-only segment i dont want that.... > > > how can this be done > > > > Dammit, how many times do I have to repeat this? > > > > You just gotta declare them right. Like this: > > > > char s[] = "kanishk"; > > func(s); > thanks for the advice andrew > and sorry for the annoyance > but the fact is I cant change the code because its more than 8000 > lines so i am asking for a feature in gcc which i would have missed Your code is wrong. "How do I get gcc to compile this code with these bugs?" is not a sensible question. Fix the bugs! 8000 lines is a small piece of code, and you should be able to fix it in less than an hour or so. Andrew. > > thanks in advance > > > > > On 11/24/06, Andrew Haley <aph@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > kanishk rastogi writes: > > > > > On 11/24/06, Andrew Haley <aph@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > kanishk rastogi writes: > > > > > > > hi all, > > > > > > > when we compile our c programs the strings which we use get defined in > > > > > > > read only memory. > > > > > > > how can i ask the gcc compiler to declare them in read-write section. > > > > > > > > > > > > You just gotta declare them right. Like this: > > > > > > > > > > > > char s[] = "This is a string!"; > > > > > what abt the strings passed to functions? > > > > > i dont want to have them in readonly menory > > > > > > > > They won't be in read-only memory: as I said, you just gotta declare > > > > them right. > > > > > > > > Andrew. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Everybody is made for some purpose. Find yours. > > > > > -- > Everybody is made for some purpose. Find yours.