putenv() - copying environment string violates Unix specs?

Andrej Borsenkow Andrej.Borsenkow@mow.siemens.ru
Tue Jul 25 04:38:00 GMT 2000


>
> You're right and I think it should possible to change that but
> I'm not sure if that will make it into 1.1.3.
>

Of course, then setenv() should never attempt to reuse old environment
string. Just occured to me. That gives consitent handling - caller is
responsible for allocating and freeing environment strings.

-andrej


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