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When you are forced to follow stupid rules like having only one exit point in a function then goto can be used a lot in place of that, but what are we supposed to do if you are not allowed to both use goto or have multiple returns in a function (in C) ?

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> what are we supposed to do if you are not allowed to both use goto or have multiple returns in a function (in C)

Move jobs.

But seriously this is a good point. goto is practically necessary to manage memory in C. Having only one return point is justified in functions that manage heap memory. Standard C has no RAII, defer, finally, or any other alternative but goto.

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