Is the SIGSEGV error the same as an access violation?

[chronozphere]

Hey people,

Short question.

Is the SIGSEGV message I get on Linux the same as an "Access violation" on windows?

Thanks!

[Andru]

Yes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIGSEGV). Why it so difficult to google some simple questions first? :)

[chronozphere]

I DID google it. But it appears that there are no usefull pages both mentioning SIGSEGV and Access Violations. :)

I'm not a linux expert so I can't directly see if the two mean the same thing.

Thanks anyway!

[Andru]

I DID google it. <skip> I'm not a linux expert so I can't directly see if the two mean the same thing.
Sorry, I thought wiki gives all the information of SIGSEGV to understand that it mostly the same as an "Access Violation"(but not 100%, for example this message can be generated if user use killall command) :)

[WILL]

Ah SIGSEGV, my old friend. Yes, always make sure you keep your memory usage tight or he'll come visit you. :P