[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >On Solaris, if a NULL argument is passed to printf type function for %s
> >format the program crashes
> . On Linux it does not. Would it be possible to change Solaris behavior to be
> similar to Linux?
>
> Yes, fix the code which passes NULL to printf().
>
> Having code stumble on in the presence of bugs is a bad idea.
>
> The only way to "fix" this behaviour in Solaris is to map something at
> address zero, e.g., by preloading the [EMAIL PROTECTED] dynamic object.
>
> What does glibc print when confronted with a NULL?
SunOS 4.x did print "(null)" in such a case...
I believe that Linux does the same.
Jörg
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