Re: copying a string with truncation (was: [PATCH] resolv: add IPv6 support to inet_net_pton())

[Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>]

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Oops, I accidentally CCd the wrong Paul.  I intended to CC Eggert :P  Added.

On 12/23/22 12:42, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> Hey Sam!
> 
> On 12/23/22 08:00, Sam James wrote:
>>
>>
>>> On 23 Dec 2022, at 06:55, Sam James via Libc-alpha 
>>> <libc-alpha@sourceware.org> wrote:
>>
>>> strlcpy and strlcat is in POSIX next 
>>> (https://www.austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=986) and will be in glibc
>>> in due course, I believe.
>>>
>>> See https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=178. Florian sent a patch 
>>> a few months ago
>>> but I don't think anything happened with it yet 
>>> (https://patchwork.sourceware.org/project/glibc/patch/87fsjp7rqz.fsf@oldenburg.str.redhat.com/).
>>>
>> Ah, I didn't read over the discussion again as I thought I'd remembered it all,
>> but since then, Paul's objection bug w/ austingroup has been closed, so I 
>> don't see
>> a reason not to move forward.
> 
> Ahh, good then.  BTW, could you please link to Paul's objection?  I couldn't 
> find it.  Anyway, I'll CC him.
> 
> I'll reply on the other thread, since I still think we need the other function.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Alex
> 
> P.S.:  I think you may have libc-alpha as 'Zack Weinberg via Libc-alpha' on you 
> address book?  Or maybe it's my thunderbird?  I think it's not me.
> 
> 

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