http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54180
Bug #: 54180 Summary: a bug using strcat function - it depends on variable declare order, but it should not. Classification: Unclassified Product: gcc Version: unknown Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: lirex.softw...@gmail.com Created attachment 27940 --> http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=27940 source file Hello, I want to report bugs: I using gcc gcc-4.6.1 on Microsoft Windows XP (service pack 3) the options of the compiler: c++ -I"D:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.1\include" -L"D:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.1\lib" -lpq -o %application_file% %application_file%.cpp -Wl,--subsystem,windows -lgdi32 -lcomctl32 -D_WIN32_IE=0x0300 the complete command line that triggers the bug: just a part of my code which handles a window key pressure the compiler output (error messages, warnings, etc.); and: it outputs not the value which is expected, but partially(!) the value of other variable: if it should display a date with SQL_date_begin it displays a part of SQL1 (I replaced almost everywhere the parrword needed to access my Postgre SQL database) the function strcat works only proper if I declare char variables as follow: CHAR SQL_date_begin[10], SQL_date_end[10],SQL1[150], SQL_result[100]; but no way if: CHAR SQL1[150], SQL_date_begin[10], SQL_date_end[10], SQL_result[100]; somewhy in second order it owerwrites value of SQL_date_begin note: to form the value of SQL_date_begin I use strcpy(SQL_date_begin,""); wsprintf(chBuffer,_T("%d"),date_time_begin.wYear); strcat(SQL_date_begin,chBuffer); strcat(SQL_date_begin,"-"); ...(only a part) Regards, Denis Kolesnik.