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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <assert.h>
// BUGGY

void print_one_char_from_string(char* s, int idx_to_print) {
    printf("%c\n", s[idx_to_print]);
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    // BUG passing a char to a function that takes a char*
    print_one_char_from_string('A', 15);  // <<<<<<<<<<<<< BUG <<<<<<<<<<<<<<

    // "passing argument 1 of ‘print_one_char_from_string’ makes «ADDRESS» from integer
    // without a cast

    // “expected ‘char *’ but argument is of type ‘int’”

    // SOLUTION:  Figure out the type of your argument (the thing you are passing) and
    //            the type of the function's parameter (specification of what it expects.
    
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
/*
d.c: In function ‘main’:
d.c:13:29: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘print_one_char_from_string’ makes pointer from integer without a cast [-Wint-conversion]
  print_one_char_from_string('A', 15);
                             ^~~
d.c:7:39: note: expected ‘char *’ but argument is of type ‘int’
 void print_one_char_from_string(char* s, int idx_to_print) {
                                 ~~~~~~^
/bin/bash: line 1: 38875 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) ~/d.c.temp
 */
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