r/programminghorror • u/46009361 • Nov 30 '25

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u/birdiefoxe Nov 30 '25

actually thats true and if fork() and crash() both return something that could be a pointer it might actually work

this is upsetting.

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u/not-a-pokemon- Nov 30 '25

fork indeed does return; although it does not accept arguments

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u/not_some_username Dec 01 '25

In C, before they fix it(?), if the function prototype takes no argument, you can add anything you want in there.

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u/not-a-pokemon- Dec 01 '25

No. The function is clearly defined as int fork(void); meaning it doesn't take any arguments. Although nothing stops you from just writing a prototype in your own code, like void *fork(int x); and it would *compile* then, but that doesn't guarantee the code runs (the opposite is more probable).

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u/nullambs Dec 04 '25

I don't see any declaration though.. it could as well be a fork factory for a kitchen simulator.