Re: So You Think You Can Const?

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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