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

typedef struct waffle
{
    char *name;

} waffle;

waffle *scan(int *number);

int main(void)
{
  waffle nom;
  int count=0;


  nom = scan(&count);           // Is this right to count variable in pointer function?

  printf("count is :%d", count);    // so that output will be valid here.


    return 0;
}

waffle *scan(int *number)
{
    int i;
    waffle *syrup;
    char *buff;

    for (i = 0; i <5; i++)
    {
        printf("Name first waffle:\n>");
        scanf("%s", buff);

        syrup[i].name = (char*) calloc( strlen(buff+1), sizeof(char) );

    number++;               //  Like this ?
    }

    return syrup;
}