Re: Missing asprintf()

[Hrvoje Niksic]

Gisle Vanem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Why the need for asprintf() in url.c:903? This function is missing
> on DOS/Win32 and nowhere to be found in ./lib.

Wget is supposed to use aprintf, which is defined in utils.c, and is
not specific to Unix.

It's preferable to use an asprintf-like functions than a static buffer
because it supports reentrance (unlike a static buffer) and imposes no
arbitrary limits on error output.