[ale] Copy a Structure - A C Question

[Byron A Jeff]

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> Thanks Fletch. I see your point. In this particular scenario, the newly copied
> structure needs exactly the same attributes as the original so a shallow
> copy is ok. Basically, I just need to separate out a few items from the master
> linked list such that the address of the new list can be passed to another
> function for processing as a "read only" operation. The new linked list is
> only needed for a few milliseconds so I believe a shallow copy in this 
>particular application is acceptable. 

This is clearer. Please read my other post then. You'll definitely want to 
look at creating a view using pointers. There's no reason at all to copy the
actual structs.

>Now I'm concerned about freeing the copy.

Why?

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> lexperiment with this I hadn't actually freed the copy from memory. I will
> check to see if this cause a core dump.

It shouldn't. whatever copy you're using is independent of the original. You
should be able to get rid of it with no problem.

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> This discussion has made me more aware of the internals of what I am doing
> and I apprecate Byron and Fletch's responses.

No problem. Glad to be of help.

BAJ

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