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Re: [Groff] Potential buffer overrun in src/roff/troff/input.cpp
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Werner LEMBERG |
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Re: [Groff] Potential buffer overrun in src/roff/troff/input.cpp |
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Wed, 24 Sep 2014 11:41:56 +0200 (CEST) |
> Should I also s?\*?/?g, on the lead-in to the function header
> comment block, (in addition to introducing each subsequent line with
> the C++ style '//')?
Even after reading it twice I'm not exactly sure what you mean :-)
Please show an example.
>>> + * Returns (+ve) number of input characters stored into caller's
>>
>> What is `+ve'?
>
> I've always understood it to be universally accepted -- at least in
> mathematical, scientific, and engineering circles -- as an
> abbreviation for "positive".
I'm quite firm in reading such stuff, and up to now I've *never* seen
this. So please simply say `positive'. In general, I think we are
using far too much abbreviations everywhere...
> Maybe the comment could be more explicit?
Everything else looks fine, thanks.
Werner