// This is the CORRECTED version of bad_example.cpp.

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

int * good_function()
{
  int * x = (int *) malloc(sizeof(int) * 1);
  *x = 5;
  return x;
}


int main()
{
  int * a = good_function();
  printf("a = %d\n", *a);

  free(a);
}