Q34520: Library Reference Defines Unused result Pointer

Article: Q34520
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 5.00 5.10 | 5.10
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | docerr | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 12-OCT-1988

The program example for qsort on Page 476 in the "Microsoft C
Optimizing Compiler Run-Time Library Reference" has a documentation
error. The following first declaration within the main function, is
unnecessary:

char **result;

The result pointer is never used in the program.

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