On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 03:03:19AM +0100, Laurent Bercot wrote: > Yes, and that's not a problem. system() is a horrible interface > anyway, if only because of the automatic shell invocation and > parsing; no self-respecting Unix programmer should ever use it. > system() needs to be implemented for pure standards conformance, > but it can be done as it was conceived, i.e. as a quick and dirty > hack. Please, don't spend more time on it than strictly necessary > and keep your brain power available for more interesting parts of > the libc.
This is probably why this bug was overlooked for so long. Unfortunately, it's become more or less common practice in companies I've been working at, which is how I catched it (just to insist on the fact I don't personally use system() to anyone who can hire ;-)). -- Richard Braun _______________________________________________ uClibc mailing list [email protected] http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/uclibc
