1 /* sprintf_alloc.c -- like sprintf with memory allocation
3 Copyright (C) 2010 Ubiq Technologies <graham.gower@gmail.com>
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18 #include "sprintf_alloc.h"
19 #include "libbb/libbb.h"
22 sprintf_alloc(char **str, const char *fmt, ...)
26 unsigned int size = 0;
32 n = vsnprintf (*str, size, fmt, ap);
36 fprintf(stderr, "%s: encountered an output or encoding"
37 " error during vsnprintf.\n",
45 /* Truncated, try again with more space. */
47 *str = xrealloc(*str, size);