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From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu>
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<<On Wed, 30 May 2001 18:28:22 -0700, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> said:

> things like how to use strncpy() properly

Mostly, ``don't.''  In almost every case where you think you might
want to use strncpy(), strncat() is -- despite its name -- the correct
function to use.

> whether to use array[FOO_MAX] or array[FOO_MAX+1] for proper
> bounding of buffers passed to library (e.g. POSIX) functions, etc.

That one's pretty easy: ``consult the Standard to see how {FOO_MAX} is
defined.''  Unless, of course, you want to enumerate the cases for
each an every {FOO_MAX} in POSIX.  In any case, the Standard will
often tell you that {FOO_MAX} might not be defined at all, and
portable programs should be prepared to call sysconf() or pathconf()
to find out the real value, or else assume the worst-case
{_POSIX_FOO_MAX}.

-GAWollman


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