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Re: swscanf() causing Memory Fault
>>> + (void)memset(WCIO_GET(&f), 0, sizeof(struct wchar_io_data));
>> Why cast a discarded return code to void? That seems overly fussy to me.
> We've been doing this since ~forever: It's to tell lint(1) that we're
> aware of the fact that menset() returns something, and that we ignore
> it on purpose.
...and it's been one of the perennial holy wars whether this
constitutes worthless pedantry (or worse) for the sake of a useless
noise source or valuable human assist to a useful tool. Please let's
try to avoid another round of it!
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