Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 13:08:22 -0500 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: freebsd@voidmain.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: getline function Message-ID: <43F76296.4010407@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <43F75F3C.7080903@voidmain.net> References: <43F68C7D.9010403@voidmain.net> <1140233843.982.21.camel@chaucer.jeays.ca> <43F74361.90109@voidmain.net> <43F75DF6.3050903@mac.com> <43F75F3C.7080903@voidmain.net>
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Tom Grove wrote: > Chuck Swiger wrote: [ ... ] >> getline() is not part of the standard C library. >> What makes you think gcc is broken...? > > Yeah...I see that after some more research. So, now I guess my question > is being that it's not standard and gets() is not safe to use what > should I use to grab lines? My gut tells me to copy the getline() > function from the K&R book but I'm not totally sure that's a great idea > either. Stupid strings always causing problems! Depending on what you'd like to do, GNU readline may be a fine solution to your situation. Otherwise, getch(stdin) with a bit of code to "cook" DEL/BS/CR/NL, or just use the getline port as you've already done. :-) -- -Chuck
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