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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include "clog.h"

// SAME as p.array_of_char.c but with worse names.
// ∙ 'get_abc()' is less informative than 'malloc_and_initialize_abc_str()'.
// ∙ 'abc' is less informative than 'abc_str'.

char* get_abc() {
    char* s = malloc(4 * sizeof(*s));
    s[0] = 'A';
    s[1] = 'B';
    s[2] = 'C';
    s[3] = '\0';
    return s;
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    char* abc = get_abc();
    log_str(abc);
    // PROBLEM:  Memory leak!!!  Forgot to call free(abc).
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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