Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:00:37 +0100 (BST) From: Richard Tobin <richard@inf.ed.ac.uk> To: Olivier Houchard <mlfbsd@ci0.org>, Gavin Atkinson <gavin@freebsd.org> Cc: Channa <channa.kad@gmail.com>, freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: strncmp issue Message-ID: <20090428140037.342BB6682CD@macpro.inf.ed.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: Olivier Houchard's message of Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:55:10 %2B0200
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> This shouldn't be an issue, as the second argument of strncmp is unsigned, (you mean third) > -1 is not a valid value. In the presence of a prototype, -1 will be converted to the maximum value of the unsigned type. So strncmp(x, y, -1) should be much the same as strcmp(x, y). -- Richard -- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
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