* when this function returns 0 is stored as a null-terminated string in
* '*stdout_log'. The caller is responsible for freeing '*stdout_log' (by
* passing it to free()). When this function returns an error, '*stdout_log'
* when this function returns 0 is stored as a null-terminated string in
* '*stdout_log'. The caller is responsible for freeing '*stdout_log' (by
* passing it to free()). When this function returns an error, '*stdout_log'