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From: "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: So You Think You Can Const?
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 16:46:29 -0800
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On 1/7/2025 11:32 AM, Julio Di Egidio wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> 
> I am back to programming in C after many years:
> indeed I have forgotten so many things, including
> how much I love this language. :)

 From reading this thread I take it you would prefer this style:
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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <inttypes.h>

int main()
{
     int* a = malloc(sizeof(*a));

     if (! a)
     {
         // shit happens! ;^o
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }

     // okay...
     *a = 42;

     printf("a = %p\n", (void*)a);
     printf("*a = %d\n", *a);

     uintptr_t x = (uintptr_t)a;

     free(a);

     printf("x = %" PRIxPTR " was just freed! do not deref\n", x);

     return 0;
}

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over this thing:
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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <inttypes.h>

int main()
{
     int* a = malloc(sizeof(*a));

     if (a)
     {
         *a = 42;

         printf("a = %p\n", (void*)a);
         printf("*a = %d\n", *a);

         uintptr_t x = (uintptr_t)a;

         free(a);

         printf("x = %" PRIxPTR " was just freed! do not deref\n", x);

         return EXIT_SUCCESS;
     }

     return EXIT_FAILURE;
}

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? Am I on the right track with your form? Say you were reviewing by 
code. Bad, or really bad!

;^)


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