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2005-12-15 Roland McGrath <roland@redhat.com>
+ [BZ #1997]
+ * manual/stdio.texi (String Streams): For open_memstream, elaborate a
+ little on malloc reference.
+
* sysdeps/alpha/fpu/s_cacosf.c: Don't use sysdeps/generic/.
* sysdeps/alpha/fpu/s_cacoshf.c: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/fpu/s_casinf.c: Likewise.
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@comment GNU
@deftypefun {FILE *} open_memstream (char **@var{ptr}, size_t *@var{sizeloc})
This function opens a stream for writing to a buffer. The buffer is
-allocated dynamically (as with @code{malloc}; @pxref{Unconstrained
-Allocation}) and grown as necessary.
+allocated dynamically and grown as necessary, using @code{malloc}.
+After you've closed the stream, this buffer is your responsibility to
+clean up using @code{free} or @code{realloc}. @xref{Unconstrained Allocation}.
When the stream is closed with @code{fclose} or flushed with
@code{fflush}, the locations @var{ptr} and @var{sizeloc} are updated to