Re: [manual] Example update needed for printf(3)

[Andreas Jaeger]

iq-0 <address@hidden> writes:

> Hello,
> 
> There is a nice example at the bottom of the printf(3) manual
> page. There are 2 things remarks I would like to make, one which
> should probably be changed, the other pherhaps not (but I think so).

glibc doesn't come with manual pages, we use the info documentation.
I've CC'ed Andries who maintains the manual pages.

Andreas

> 
> 1) At the bottom, when a realloc fails, it doesn't free the original
> pointer. In my personal copy of this function i also have a   char *q,
> which is used as a intermediate around the realloc for the case it
> fails:
> 
>        if ((q = realloc (p, size)) == NULL)
>        {     /* If realloc fails p remains unchanged, according to
>        doc, let's check and free() */
> 
>               if (p != NULL)
>                    free (p);
>               return NULL;
>        } else
>                p = q;
> 
> 2) In case of glibc version 2.0 resize statement, it would be nice if
> it were something like += 100 instead of*=2 I think most people who
> really would use it to concat a long string would not want that the
> double amount of space would be used!!
> 
> 
> I know this is just an example, but is fairly nice, and I think people
> actually use it.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
>        justin....
> 
> 
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