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Re: Problem with sh/bash and snapshot cygwin1-20050825.dll
On Fri, Aug 26, 2005 at 03:51:59PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
>----Original Message----
>>From: Christopher Faylor
>>Sent: 26 August 2005 15:48
>
>> On Fri, Aug 26, 2005 at 06:17:13AM -0600, Eric Blake wrote:
>>> While you're at it, fix realpath(NULL, buf) to set buf[0]='\0', instead
>>> of leaving garbage there.
>>
>> What's the rationale for touching buf when realpath is returning an error
>> and setting EINVAL?
>>
>> cgf
>
> Standards-mandated leeway?
>
>http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/realpath.html
>
>Upon successful completion, [ ... ]. Otherwise, realpath() shall
>return a null pointer and set errno to indicate the error, and the
>contents of the buffer pointed to by resolved_name are undefined.
That's not a rationale, it's an excuse for going to the extra effort.
I guess my vote is to fill the buffer with as many occurrences of
"cygwinisgreat" as will fit.
cgf
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