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Subject: misc/25904: Error in the printf-function.
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>Number:         25904
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       Error in the printf-function.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Mar 18 14:40:00 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Göran Hasse
>Release:        4.2
>Organization:
Raditex AB
>Environment:
Ordinary c-program
>Description:
The printf function seems to mix up whats a pointer and whats
a value... ?
>How-To-Repeat:
Run this program

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

main()
{
    int * Var;
    float Value;
    int IntVar;

    Value = 2.4;
    IntVar = 4;

    Var = malloc(4);
    
    *Var =  Value ;
   
    /* Why is it like this? - explain */

    if( 0 )
    printf("Value is %f \n", Value );
    printf("  Var is %f \n", Var );

    if( 1 )
    printf("Value is %f \n", Value );
    printf("  Var is %f \n", Var );

    *Var = IntVar;

    if( 1 )
    printf("Value is %d \n", IntVar );
    printf("  Var is %d \n", *Var );


}


>Fix:

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

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