expected expression before -return value- : <p>Given the following function:</p>

<pre><code>image_ret* minify_1(image_src img_src, CLIENT* cl) {
  image_ret* img_ret;
  magickminify_init();
  magickminify(img_src.image_src_val, img_src.image_src_len, (ssize_t*)&amp;img_ret-&gt;image_ret_len);
  return image_ret;
}
</code></pre>

<p>The compiler is telling me "expected expression before ‘image_ret’" with regard to the last line. I'm sure I'm missing some fundamental aspect of syntax here, but I don't know what. Lil' help?</p>
