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LGTM.com - false positive

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acknowledged C++ false-positive
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Description

**Description of the false positive**

This report is using the size of an array of character pointers (13 * 8) as if it were the size of the array element that is being pointed to (512 bytes). The pointer has been dereferenced to get the pointer to fill in.

**URL to the alert on the project page on LGTM.com**

https://lgtm.com/projects/g/vrpn/vrpn/snapshot/f75cb88eb7cebaccd487af2d95471a8fa883ffed/files/server_src/vrpn_Generic_server_object.C?sort=name&dir=ASC&mode=heatmap#x4380b89c736eb93a:1

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