/* this is defined globally */
struct descr *descr_list = NULL;
/* These are defined before main */
struct descr
{
 int newfd;             /* Player socket                             */
 char char_name[11];    /* Character's name                          */
 char char_pass[25];    /* Character's password                      */
 short int sex;         /* Character's sex                           */
 short int state;       /* Maximum states allowed, 65536             */
 short int create_state /* Character creation state                  */
 struct queue *q;       /* Here to queue character input             */
 struct descr *next     /* Used to create a linked list              */
 struct descr *list;    /* Used to define the top of the linked list */
};
 
int initialize_descr(int newfd, struct descr **p)
{
 struct descr *d;
/* ok creating descriptor for struct descr **p */
 if(!(d = malloc(sizeof(struct descr))))
 {
  nonfatal("malloc failure initializing descr");
  return 0;
 }
 d->newfd = newfd;
 d->state = 1;
 if(!(d->q = malloc(sizeof(struct descr))))
 {
  nonfatal("malloc failure initializing descr queue");
  d->state = 0;
  return 0;
 }
 d->q->next = NULL;
 d->next = NULL;
/* *p = d works if I use a pointer to a descr structure
   initialize_descr(newfd, &init)
   init being
   struct descr *init; */
 *p = d;
 
// I think I'm updating my descr_list after this line */
 if(descr_list == NULL)
 {
  descr_list = d;
  descr_list->list = descr_list;
 }
 else
 {
  while(descr_list->next != NULL)
  {
   descr_list=descr_list->next;
  }
  descr_list->next = d;
  descr_list->next->list = descr_list->list;
  descr_list = descr_list->list;
 }
 return 1;
}
 
/* ok these are defined before I use the function initialize_desc 
they are before my main server loop that loops infinetly */
 descr_list->next = NULL; 
 descr_list->list = descr_list;
/* then I use the function just to make sure everything works the way I
   want it to */
struct descr *init;
/* newfd is just an open socket */
 initialize_descr(newfd, &init);