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From: Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Suggested method for returning a string from a C program?
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 01:53:34 -0700
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Ike Naar <ike@sdf.org> writes:
> On 2025-03-19, DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
>> I'm doing these algorithm problems at
>> https://cses.fi/problemset/list/
>>
>> For instance: Weird Algorithm
>> https://cses.fi/problemset/task/1068
[...]
> What happens if the input is a negative number?

The problem statement says n is a positive integer.

I've been playing with some of these myself.  I'm actually using
scanf() for integer input, something I wouldn't do in normal code
(because the behavior is undefined if the scanned value is out
of range).  This is a rare case where it's safe to assume that
stdin has nothing harmful.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */