In message <E0zL7Mb-00076d-00@taurus.cus.cam.ac.uk>, Patrick Welche writes:
>Just out of curiosity, can someone explain to me why I had to do this:
>  char *foo="rfbXXXXXX";

String literals are not modifiable.

>And from another list... What is the difference between int **val and
>int (*val)[] ?

Get the comp.lang.c FAQ and start working your way up.  You might want
to look for a program called 'cdecl'.

-s