OpenPrinting / OpenPrinting/system-config-printer

Completion of error handling

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Description

Would you like to add more error handling for return values from functions like the following?

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Research direction

Inspect udev/udev-configure-printer.c at find_matching_device_uris and add_usb_uri_mapping, then review the linked ippNewRequest and strdup documentation for their return-value failure cases. The work is done when those returns have appropriate error handling at the mentioned call sites.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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