> In the meantime, we're a few posts down the road from the original > question, and I haven't seen any answer; neither on the list, nor on the > Net. I suppose it has something to do with strcmp continuing to compare > until it finds a char with value 0, but I can think of many situations > where this wouldn't occur (it certainly shouldn't be an issue if all > strings are always 0-terminated). > > So, I second patrick's question, and I would ask that someone either > answer the question or provide a link to an answer. If it is indeed such > a frequently asked question, it shouldn't be too hard to find a FAQ > entry or mailing list post that answers it, right?
Indeed, it's Rod who decided he knew what he was doing, and had to offend someone who was right. Sad, really... As already said, the obvious answer to the question is that most of these patches are plain wrong. I'm surprised they haven't been fixed yet...
