Re: Suggested method for returning a string from a C program?

On 20/03/2025 18:24, Tim Rentsch wrote:
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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".
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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.

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Thank you for your reply, which as ever was cogent and highly
informative.