Markus Hoenicka <markus.hoeni...@mhoenicka.de> wrote:
> To better deal with your shock: Could you please elaborate what's
> wrong with atoll()?
In the particular case of this use in libdbi, I've not looked at the
code to see to what extent it is an *actual* problem; however as a
generalization, I would advise against using ato*() functions and instead
use strto*() functions because the latter provides input error checks
that the former does not. For example, if someone provides "073Ah" as
input (thinking of the old DOS style hex stuff), what do they get?
atol: 0x49 with no indication that the whole string wasn't parsed
strtol: 0x3B, with an indication that the "Ah" wasn't parsed (assuming
a zero base) or 0x73a with an indication that 'h' wasn't parsed
(assuming a base of 16).
In code inspections, ato*() is something my eye is drawn to as a
potential source of problems, just as gotos are. I don't remember if
ato*() were mentioned in the classic paper
"Can't Happen or /*NOT REACHED*/ or Real Programs Drop Core"
but if not they should have been.
My $0.02
Devin
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