On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Douglas Mencken <dougmenc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> sizeof of a string literal >> should give the number of bytes in it [which is a really >> weird special case of C, see >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sizeof#Using_sizeof_with_arrays] > > Watch it: > > char* test1 = (char*)malloc(1000); > char test2[] = "tezzzzzzt"; > printf("sizeof(test1) = %d, sizeof(test2) = %d\n", sizeof(test1), > sizeof(test2)); > > sizeof(test1) = 4, sizeof(test2) = 10 > Exactly! And both _DTDTSMMTEMPFILE and _DTDTSMMTEMPDIR are #defined as string literals (without any char* casts or the like), which means that the latter and correct behavior is used (if you are unsure, just change your example to use the string literal directly).
>> error: patch failed: cde/lib/DtSvc/DtUtil1/DtsMM.c:567 >> error: cde/lib/DtSvc/DtUtil1/DtsMM.c: patch does not apply > > Why don't you used my version, with snprintf, made against git HEAD, > attached to letter, etc.? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ cdesktopenv-devel mailing list cdesktopenv-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cdesktopenv-devel
