I hadn't heard of strlcpy before,so I googled it: http://www.cppreference.com/wiki/c/string/strlcpy
why not just use strncpy ? On 14 March 2010 08:15, Tamas TEVESZ <[email protected]> wrote: > > hi, > > what would be the reaction if i were to introduce the use of strlcpy > and strlcat? > > i've been having this itch about all thouse unbounded string ops > everywhere (just try GNUSTEP_USER_ROOT=`perl -e 'print "a"x1500'` > getstyle), and while they can be fixed with strncat/strncpy, strl* is > just easier. > > they are almost everywhere by now (except glibc, of course, but it it > not unprecedented for linux vendors to patch it in), but for those > systems lacking, a (isc-licensed) reference implementation could be > lifted easily. > > of course i'd be relying heavily on sir raorn to do the autoconf stuff > :) > > -- > [-] > > mkdir /nonexistent > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [email protected] > . >
