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Subject: ambiguous man pages
From: Jim Michaels <jmichae3 AT yahoo DOT com>
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  www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_538.html
needs clarification.
does this function allocate memory for the struct ptr? yes or no.

the page states "Return Value:A pointer to a static structure which is overwritten with each call."

this is ambiguous. is the pointer overwritten, or is it the structure overwritten with each call?

  www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc/libc_821.html

does this function allocate memory for the struct ptr? yes or no.

please clarify, thanks.