From: Matthieu Moy Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:05:30 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5 v2] unpack_trees_options: update porcelain messages Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <1276604576-28092-4-git-send-email-diane.gasselin@ensimag.imag.fr> Diane Gasselin writes: > - msgs.would_overwrite = malloc(sizeof(char) * 72); > + msgs.would_overwrite = malloc(sizeof(char) * 80); > sprintf((char *)msgs.would_overwrite, > - "Your local changes to '%%s' would be overwritten by %s. Aborting.", > + "Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by %s:\n%%s", I hate hardcoded string length (these magic 80 and 72). Can't it be stg like const char * const msg = "Your local changes to ...."; msg.would_overwrite = malloc(strlen(msg) + strlen(cmd) + something); sprintf(msg.would_overwrite, msg, ...); instead? -- Matthieu Moy http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/