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

void f (int a, int b)
{
if(a<=b)
 {
 f(a+1,b-2)
 printf("%c",'*');
 }
 else
 printf("%d",b);
}
int main()
{
f(3,17);
return 0;
}

In function 'f':
Line 9: error: expected ';' before 'printf'