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Re: [PATCH v4] Implement strlcpy [BZ #178]

From: Paul Eggert <eggert at cs dot ucla dot edu>
To: Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat dot com>, Rich Felker <dalias at libc dot org>
Cc: GNU C Library <libc-alpha at sourceware dot org>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2015 08:12:34 -0800
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] Implement strlcpy [BZ #178]
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On 11/04/2015 05:11 AM, Florian Weimer wrote:

My question is whether we should
specify this explicitly for strlcpy.  It would give the impression that
strlcpy is special in this regard, but it really is not.

Not a problem, we can add a phrase to avoid giving that impression.Something like "Like other string-copying functions but unlike strncpy,strlcpy does not modify the part of the destination buffer that followsthe trailing null byte."

Follow-Ups:
- [PATCH v5] Implement strlcpy [BZ #178]
  - From: Florian Weimer
- Re: [PATCH v4] Implement strlcpy [BZ #178]
  - From: Carlos O'Donell

References:
- [PATCH v4] Implement strlcpy [BZ #178]
  - From: Florian Weimer
- Re: [PATCH v4] Implement strlcpy [BZ #178]
  - From: Rich Felker
- Re: [PATCH v4] Implement strlcpy [BZ #178]
  - From: Paul Eggert
- Re: [PATCH v4] Implement strlcpy [BZ #178]
  - From: Rich Felker
- Re: [PATCH v4] Implement strlcpy [BZ #178]
  - From: Paul Eggert
- Re: [PATCH v4] Implement strlcpy [BZ #178]
  - From: Rich Felker
- Re: [PATCH v4] Implement strlcpy [BZ #178]
  - From: Florian Weimer

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