gistfile1.c

    scene->pList = (polygon_t *)malloc(scene->nPolygons * sizeof(polygon_t));

    for(int i = 0; i < scene->nPolygons; i++)
    {
      polygon_t poly;
      scene->pList[i] = poly;
      loadPolygon(&file, &scene->pList[i], scene->vList);

gistfile2.c

void loadPolygon(FILE **file, polygon_t *polygon, vertex_t *vList) 
{ 
  fscanf(*file, "%i", &polygon->nVertices); 
 
  polygon->vList = (vertex_t *)malloc(polygon->nVertices * sizeof(vertex_t));
}