Han Boetes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Advantages are:
>
>   - simpler code

Not really.

>   - strdup is more portable

Not more than alloca.

>   - error handling

Which error?

>   - you don't have to worry about strdup concerning security

The code you changed is already obviously safe.

> I hope you like the idea.

No.  Nobody is reclaiming the storage, so you introduced a memory leak.

Andreas.

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