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  1. #include <stdio.h>
  2.  
  3. static unsigned indentation = 0;
  4. static void indent(void) { ++indentation; }
  5. static void unindent(void) { --indentation; }
  6. static void IN(void) {
  7. 	unsigned i = 0;
  8. 	for (; i < indentation; ++i) {
  9. 		printf("  :");
  10. 	}
  11. }
  12.  
  13. unsigned int crazy_factorial(unsigned int const * const n) {
  14. 	IN(); printf("crazy-factorial(%u @ %p)\n", *n, n);
  15. 	indent();
  16. 	unsigned int result;
  17. 	if (*n == 0) {
  18. 		result = 1;
  19. 	} else {
  20. 		unsigned int * const nextN = malloc(sizeof(unsigned int));
  21. 		IN(); printf("allocated memory @ %p\n", nextN);
  22. 		*nextN = *n - 1;
  23. 		result = *n * crazy_factorial(nextN);
  24. 		free(nextN);
  25. 		IN(); printf("freed %p\n", nextN);
  26. 	}
  27. 	IN(); printf("=> %u\n", result);
  28. 	unindent();
  29. 	return result;
  30. }
  31.  
  32. int main(void) {
  33. 	unsigned int n = 5;
  34. 	unsigned int result = crazy_factorial(&n);
  35. 	printf("crazy_factorial(%u) = %u\n", n, result);
  36. 	return 0;
  37. }
  38.  
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crazy-factorial(5 @ 0xbf9991ac)
  :allocated memory @ 0x848a008
  :crazy-factorial(4 @ 0x848a008)
  :  :allocated memory @ 0x848a018
  :  :crazy-factorial(3 @ 0x848a018)
  :  :  :allocated memory @ 0x848a028
  :  :  :crazy-factorial(2 @ 0x848a028)
  :  :  :  :allocated memory @ 0x848a038
  :  :  :  :crazy-factorial(1 @ 0x848a038)
  :  :  :  :  :allocated memory @ 0x848a048
  :  :  :  :  :crazy-factorial(0 @ 0x848a048)
  :  :  :  :  :  :=> 1
  :  :  :  :  :freed 0x848a048
  :  :  :  :  :=> 1
  :  :  :  :freed 0x848a038
  :  :  :  :=> 2
  :  :  :freed 0x848a028
  :  :  :=> 6
  :  :freed 0x848a018
  :  :=> 24
  :freed 0x848a008
  :=> 120
crazy_factorial(5) = 120
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language:
C (gcc 8.3)
created:
9 years ago
visibility:
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