From 7059385ca136e50a7f2d3866c0e1f37b350b7cc7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dane MacFadden <danem1000@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:22:04 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] update output function and fix segfault

---
 list_movers.c | 16 +++++++++++-----
 main.c        | 12 ++++++++----
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/list_movers.c b/list_movers.c
index 18b9cab..12c220b 100644
--- a/list_movers.c
+++ b/list_movers.c
@@ -6,13 +6,19 @@ int ListCount(LIST *list) {
 }
 
 void *ListFirst(LIST *list) {
-  list->current = list->head;
-  return list->current->data;
-}
+  if (list->size != 0) {
+    list->current = list->head;
+    return list->current->data;
+  }
+  return NULL;
+} 
 
 void *ListLast(LIST *list) {
-  list->current = list->tail;
-  return list->current->data;
+  if (list->size != 0) {
+    list->current = list->tail;
+    return list->current->data;
+  }
+  return NULL;
 }
 
 void *ListNext(LIST *list) {
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index bd73135..4bdd83f 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -69,11 +69,15 @@ void *output(void *arg) {
   char msg[30];
   while (1) {
     pthread_mutex_lock(&receivemut);
-    ListFirst(receivelist);
-    strcpy(msg, ListCurr(receivelist));
-    ListRemove(receivelist);
+    if (ListCount(receivelist) != 0) {
+      ListFirst(receivelist);
+      strcpy(msg, ListCurr(receivelist));
+      ListRemove(receivelist);
+    }
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&receivemut);
-    printf("%s\n", msg);
+    if (ListCount(receivelist) != 0) {
+      printf("%s\n", msg);
+    }
   }
 
   return 0;