[openssl-dev] [openssl.org #4590] accessors without const return arguments

[Stephen Henson via RT]

On Wed Aug 03 21:13:08 2016, openssl at roumenpetrov.info wrote:
>
> Please update documentation (status of 3.8.2016):
> 1) DSA_SIG_new.pod
> DSA_SIG_new() allocates and initializes a B<DSA_SIG> structure.
>
> So now function only allocates signature.
>
>
> 2) ECDSA_SIG_new.pod
> ECDSA_SIG_new() allocates a new B<ECDSA_SIG> structure (note: this
> function also allocates the BIGNUMs) and initializes it.
>
> Same here, but please indicate that this is changed in 1.1.
>

The documentation has now been fixed, thanks for the report.

Steve.
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