Why doesn't this program segfault?
What causes the output "Hello" when I enable -O for gcc ? Shouldn't it still segfault (according to this wiki) ?
% cat segv.c
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
char * s = "Hello";
s[0] = 'Y';
puts(s);
return 0;
}
% g开发者_开发知识库cc segv.c && ./a.out
zsh: segmentation fault ./a.out
% gcc -O segv.c && ./a.out
Hello
It's undefined behavior (might crash, might not do anything, etc) to change string literals. Well explained in a C FAQ.
6.4.5/6
It is unspecified whether these arrays are distinct provided their elements have the appropriate values. If the program attempts to modify such an array,the behavior is undefined.
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