Q: xasprintf

From: Dmitry V. Levin <ldv@altlinux.org>
Date: May 23, 2006, 11:28 UTC
Message-ID: <20060523112854.GD5582@basalt.office.altlinux.org>
In-Reply-To: <7vzmh98seo.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

Hi,

On Mon, May 22, 2006 at 06:02:39PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Sean <seanlkml@sympatico.ca> writes:

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> > -		name = xmalloc(len_a + len_b - pfx_length - sfx_length + 7);
> > +		name = xmalloc(pfx_length + a_midlen + b_midlen + sfx_length + 7);
> >  		sprintf(name, "%.*s{%.*s => %.*s}%s",
> 
> Obviously correct given what the sprintf() that immediately
> follows does.  Sheesh, what was I smoking back then.  *BLUSH*

What about introducing xasprintf() to eliminate such issues?

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ldv