On Tue, Nov 14, 2023 at 03:50:31PM +0100, наб wrote: > On Mon, Nov 13, 2023 at 08:13:02PM -0500, Thomas Dickey wrote: > > The null terminator should be checked only for the special case where > > the passed-in length is negative. > I agree in principle but the manual says > > The four functions with n as the last argument write at most n bytes, or > > until a terminating null is reached. If n is -1, then the entire string > > will be added. > Which reads to me like it ought to behave like printf(%.*s), > terminating at the first specified condition ‒ > a C string with a limit, not a range ‒ > so if it's supposed to be a range then maybe something to the effect of
no - as I understand the history of this feature, if the length is specified, it's possible to send a null character in the middle of the string. > Also I just noticed the comma in mvwaddnstr is italic, thanks - I have a to-do item to extend the script which I've been developing to check manpages, to flag these (from seeing Branden's reports, etc). -- Thomas E. Dickey <dic...@invisible-island.net> https://invisible-island.net
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