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Re: strlcpy and strlcat in linux libc ?



On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 04:11:25PM -0800, Joseph Carter wrote:

> The stated reasons that strl functions will not be included are:

>  - They promote bad or less readable code
>  - They are "inefficient BSD crap"
>  - They do not enhance security in any meaningful capacity

You're missing "there's too much rubbish in glibc already and since we
can't take stuff out let's be careful about what we put in.".

-- 
"You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever."

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