FAQ about strlcpy/strlcat ?

[Frank Ch. Eigler]

aj forwarded:

> [...]  Unfortunately, in practice these functions can cause trouble,
> as their intended use encourages silent data truncation, adds
> complexity and inefficiency [...]

What complexity & inefficiency is this referring to? 

> [...] Also, compiling with gcc -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE can catch many of the 
> errors that these functions are supposed to catch [...]

What errors are strlcpy/strlcat supposed to catch?


- FChE