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| -rw-r--r-- | ChangeLog | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | manual/stdio.texi | 5 |
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@ 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. diff --git a/manual/stdio.texi b/manual/stdio.texi index 29de41a..e4278b7 100644 --- a/manual/stdio.texi +++ b/manual/stdio.texi @@ -4852,8 +4852,9 @@ Got r @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 |