http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=48677
--- Comment #5 from ralphengels at gmail dot com <ralphengels at gmail dot com> 2011-04-20 09:30:51 UTC --- sorry about that its just i have no idea how to copy the text from gdb's console window. about checking if name = null im not sure how i should go about it ? something like if (name[0] == NULL) print some error ?.