[openbeos] Re: strlcpy in string.h
- From: Mat Hounsell <mat_geek@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 14:42:20 +1100 (EST)
I get the digest so this might be answered.
> I got annoyed by watching the syslog_daemon build failing ... It turns out
that strlcpy is actually a really good thing, more efficient than strncpy and
also more secure. ... I realized that I could implement a simple macro ...
> ... Then I noticed, hey! we already have a strlcpy proto in string.h ...
> ... it's correct according to some man pages out there. ...
> What should we do about these? ...
If a function is not in the library, but its prototype is, it is a temporary
solution to add the implementation to the application code. The code can then
be removed later when the libraries code is tested and ready.
strlcpy is not a great example but other function are more trouble, like
is_image_of_legal_currency ;) (See Slashdot).
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