On Thu, 15 Jul 1999 18:34:42 -0400, Tim Vanderhoek wrote:
> if (fooncat(string, append, sizeof(string)) != strlen(append)) > ... > > which is rather evil, given that the second strlen(append) would be > completely gratuitous if it weren't for the interface you're > suggesting. Tim, you're doing that "I'm right, but too concise to be understood" thing again. What are you saying here? :-) If all you're saying is that you want an API that doesn't require a test against the known length of src (append in your example), then you won't like strl*. :-) You'd probably prefer the functions to return the number of bytes which they did not manage to {copy,append}, yes? Lazy bastard [1]. :-) While this might be something we add, it shouldn't be called strl{cpy,cat}. And the original question was whether or not we'd add the strl{cpy,cat} functions to libc. If we do, I seriously hope I'll be given the opportunity to submit a replacement manpage, since theirs sucks. Ciao, Sheldon. [1] It's usually the lazy guy who demands the best API, provided his demands are tempered by the pedantic guy. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message