https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=88059
Moritz Bender <molli.bender at gmail dot com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |molli.bender at gmail dot com --- Comment #2 from Moritz Bender <molli.bender at gmail dot com> --- I don't know whether this comment will ever be read, but I'd like to add that I have the same problem with strncpy incorrectly getting the "warning: 'strncpy' specified bound depends on the length of the source argument". I do believe that this warning is wrong in the case that the destination buffer is also dependant on the strlen of the source string. Assume the following code: char my_string[strlen(argv[1] - 1)]; strncpy(my_string, argv[1], strlen(argv[1]) - 5); memcpy(&my_string[strlen(argv[1]) - 5], ".7z", 4); printf("my string: %s\n", my_string); This code will generate the mentioned warning, although I don't think it should. I HAVE to use strlen to achieve what I want to; this is a relatively common use case. I know I can use memcpy instead of the strncpy, but regarding that her I'm just dealing with strings I'd rather use strncpy.