Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 11:30:04 -0800 (PST) From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/17694: wcstombs() and mbstowcs() unable to handle NULL argument Message-ID: <200003301930.LAA02047@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/17694; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: mikko@dynas.se Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bin/17694: wcstombs() and mbstowcs() unable to handle NULL argument Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 05:27:52 +1000 (EST) > ... > >Synopsis: wcstombs(), mbstowcs() not complying with standard > ... > >Description: > > Looks like these two functions are supposed to be able to take > a NULL destination pointer (the first one), in which case they > should return the length required to do the actual copy. This is a nonstandard extension. It is not present in C89 or in at least the n869 draft of C99. Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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