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Re: [PATCH] Fix set_work_tree on cygwin

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Aug 2, 2007, 21:04 UTC
Message-ID
<Pine.LNX.4.64.0708022204170.14781@racer.site>
In-Reply-To
<20070802204909.GA2829@steel.home>
Hi,
On Thu, 2 Aug 2007, Alex Riesen wrote:
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> Johannes Schindelin, Thu, Aug 02, 2007 17:38:37 +0200:
> 
> > On Thu, 2 Aug 2007, Alex Riesen wrote:
> > 
> > >@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ const char *set_work_tree(const char *dir)
> > >        len = strlen(dir);
> > >        if (len > postfix_len && !strcmp(dir + len - postfix_len,
> > >                                "/" DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT)) {
> > >-                       strncpy(dir_buffer, dir, len - postfix_len);
> > >+               strncpy(dir_buffer, dir, len - postfix_len);
> > >+               dir_buffer[len - postfix_len] = '\0';
> > >
> > >                /* are we inside the default work tree? */
> > >                rel = get_relative_cwd(buffer, sizeof(buffer), dir_buffer);
> > 
> > Darn, darn, darn.  strncpy does _not_ NUL terminate.  I keep forgetting 
> > that.
> > 
> > Better use strlcpy()?
> 
> Of course, but it just should not be needed at all: static supposed to
> be zeroed.

Certainly. But reality outweighs theory, and so I Ack either your patch or replacing it by strlcpy().

Ciao, Dscho

Previous: Alex RiesenNext: Junio C Hamano
Message 4 of 9 in “Fix set_work_tree on cygwin”
  1. Fix set_work_tree on cygwinAlex Riesen, Aug 2, 2007
  2. Johannes SchindelinAug 2, 2007
  3. Alex RiesenAug 2, 2007
  4. Johannes SchindelinAug 2, 2007
  5. Junio C HamanoAug 2, 2007
  6. Johannes SchindelinAug 2, 2007
  7. Junio C HamanoAug 2, 2007
  8. Allow setup_work_tree() to be called several timesJohannes Schindelin, Aug 2, 2007
  9. Fix unterminated string copy in set_work_treeAlex Riesen, Aug 2, 2007

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