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Re: asprintf() issue
- From: Roland McGrath <roland at hack dot frob dot com>
- To: "Carlos O'Donell" <carlos at redhat dot com>
- Cc: Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat dot com>, Joseph Myers <joseph at codesourcery dot com>, Archie Cobbs <archie dot cobbs at gmail dot com>, libc-alpha at sourceware dot org, Michael Kerrisk-manpages <mtk dot manpages at gmail dot com>
- Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 12:25:13 -0700 (PDT)
- Subject: Re: asprintf() issue
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> In this case it's harder to draw a clear line because the API is BSD-based
> and our assurances are weaker, but we should not throw away backwards
> compatibility without a serious discussion.
In fact, asprintf is a GNU invention that was later copied by the BSDs.