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Re: [PATCH] Add compat/vsnprintf.c for systems that returns -1 on maxsize reached

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Wayne Davison <wayne@opencoder.net>
Date
Mar 4, 2008, 23:51 UTC
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On Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 05:28:57PM +0100, Johannes Sixt wrote:
> But there is also another complication: The size parameter of the system's
> vsnprintf must not count the trailing NUL, i.e. the buffer must actually
> have space for one extra byte, whereas the POSIX version must count NUL.

FYI, rsync's configure script has a check for both those problems. It sets HAVE_C99_VSNPRINTF if vsnprintf() works right. If that fails, rsync uses its own lib/snprintf.c implementation (that I believe comes from Samba). That file could be included in git, if desired.

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  1. Add compat/vsnprintf.c for systems that returns -1 on maxsize reachedMichal Rokos, Mar 4, 2008
  2. Johannes SchindelinMar 4, 2008
  3. Finn Arne GangstadMar 4, 2008
  4. Johannes SixtMar 4, 2008
  5. Morten WelinderMar 4, 2008
  6. Johannes SixtMar 4, 2008
  7. Wayne DavisonMar 4, 2008
  8. Michal RokosMar 5, 2008
  9. Jeff KingMar 5, 2008
  10. Johannes SixtMar 5, 2008
  11. Michal RokosMar 5, 2008
  12. Johannes SixtMar 5, 2008
  13. Michal RokosMar 5, 2008
  14. Johannes SixtMar 5, 2008
  15. Michal RokosMar 5, 2008
  16. Wayne DavisonMar 5, 2008
  17. Johannes SixtMar 5, 2008
  18. Wayne DavisonMar 5, 2008
  19. Junio C HamanoMar 5, 2008
  20. Mike RalphsonMar 5, 2008
  21. Robert HainesMar 5, 2008
  22. Michal RokosMar 5, 2008
  23. Michal RokosMar 10, 2008
  24. Johannes SixtMar 10, 2008
  25. Michal RokosMar 10, 2008
  26. Johannes SixtMar 10, 2008

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