Karel Zak wrote: > On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 10:04:01AM -0500, Tom Lane wrote: > > Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Karel Zak wrote: > > >> The result of strndup() is always zero terminated. It's more safe and > > >> strndup() is binary safe because it doesn't check something in input > > >> string. The pstrndup() is based on PostgreSQL memory managment. > > > > > Can you find places to use this function our backend? Seems that should > > > be part of the patch. > > > > A bit of googling showed that strndup does appear in the "Linux > > standards base", but it is not to be found in the Single Unix Spec. > > That makes it at most quasi-standard IMHO. > > man strndup > > CONFORMING TO > SVID 3, BSD 4.3
Strange, I don't see it on FreeBSD or BSD/OS. I wonder if it was removed in BSD 4.4. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html
