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Index: EC_POINT_new.3
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RCS file: /cvs/src/lib/libcrypto/man/EC_POINT_new.3,v
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -p -r1.9 EC_POINT_new.3
--- EC_POINT_new.3 29 Mar 2018 20:56:49 -0000 1.9
+++ EC_POINT_new.3 18 Mar 2019 07:36:50 -0000
@@ -472,7 +472,8 @@ on error.
.Pp
.Fn EC_POINT_hex2point
returns the pointer to the
-.Vt EC_POINT supplied or
+.Vt EC_POINT
+supplied or
.Dv NULL
on error.
.Sh SEE ALSO
