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Re: Drop AX_SNPRINTF_OFLOW in favour of gnulib's snprintf module?
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Peter Simons |
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Re: Drop AX_SNPRINTF_OFLOW in favour of gnulib's snprintf module? |
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Mon, 05 Sep 2011 22:41:19 +0200 |
Hi Reuben,
> AX_SNPRINTF_OFLOW "Checks whether snprintf ignores the value of n or
> not and defines HAVE_SNPRINTF_BUG if it does". gnulib's snprintf
> module simply supplies a working snprintf if the system's
> implementation is broken. Hence, why not obsolete AX_SNPRINTF_OFLOW
> and direct users to use gnulib's snprintf module instead?
yes, I believe that is a good idea. Detecting a broken implementation is
one thing -- but providing a correct one is quite another. Gnulib's
solution is preferable in this case.
Take care,
Peter