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From: Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
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Subject: Re: Suggested method for returning a string from a C program?
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 16:56:38 -0700
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Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> writes:

> On 20/03/2025 18:24, Tim Rentsch wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> My understanding of what was done in the C17 standard agrees with
>> your casual research, except I might have said "almost entirely"
>> rather than "predominantly".
>>
>> I have not spent nearly as much time looking at the C23, especially
>> in comparison with C99 or C11.  Based on what little I do know about
>> C23, I consider that version of C to be one best avoided, for at
>> least a decade and perhaps more.  I may have more to say about that
>> at some point in the future but do not have anything right now.
>
> Thank you for your reply, which as ever was cogent and highly
> informative.

Just be thankful my response wasn't typed during a full moon. ;)

(More seriously: I appreciate the compliment.)