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

#define log_int(n) printf("%s == %d\n", #n, (n))
#define log_addr(n) printf("%s == %p\n", #n, (void*)(n))

int* return_stack_address(int value) {
    int local_value = value;
    int* a_value = &local_value;
    // VERY BAD: never return the address of a stack allocated variable
    // that is soon to be popped off the stack
    return a_value;
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    int* a_num1 = return_stack_address(7);
    int* a_num2 = return_stack_address(10);
    log_int(*a_num1);
    log_addr(a_num1);

    log_int(*a_num2);
    log_addr(a_num2);

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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