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>Number:         23717
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       printf(3) is unclear about asprintf(3) return value
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Dec 21 10:00:03 PST 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Poul-Henning Kamp
>Release:        FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT i386
>Organization:
P.E.Mønsted, Fregatten Jylland som barn.
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD critter.freebsd.dk 5.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT #6: Fri Dec 15 13:12:35 CET 2000 root@critter.freebsd.dk:/freebsd/src/sys/compile/FLUTTER i386

>Description:
	printf(3) says:

	    [...]
	    int
	    asprintf(char **ret, const char *format, ...)
	    [...]
	    Asprintf() and vasprintf() return a pointer to a buffer [...]

	It seems to me that asprintf() returns an int...


>How-To-Repeat:
	
>Fix:

	

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


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