bug in setvbuf

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From: Mike Wescott
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1989 03:33

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In the SysVr3v2 code, setvbuf(fp,buf,type,size) when called with buf==NULL will
malloc() a buffer of size, free()ing the old one if _IOMYBUF is set in
fp->_flags.  As used elsewhere in the stdio code _IOMYBUF is used to indicate
that the buffer has been malloc()ed in the stdio code and should be free()ed at
fclose() or when setvbuf(), or setbuf() overrides.

_IOMYBUF is NOT set in setvbuf when the buffer is malloc()ed. Shouldn't it be?
If not, how would the space get freed? No, I don't think the programmer should
do a free(fp->_base).
-- 
	-Mike Wescott
	 mike.wescott@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM

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From: wescott@sauron.Columbia.NCR.COM (Mike Wescott)
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Subject: bug in setvbuf
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Date: 22 Feb 89 03:33:58 GMT
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