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From: Clint Olsen <clint@0lsen.net>
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On Jan 21, Andrey Chernov wrote:
> In general please don't forget that strtol(), atol() etc. supposed to
> parse user input and _detect_ syntax errors, it is their purpose. If they
> not do it or do it in half, each program forced to use its own parser
> instead.

If you want to be sure about your interpretation of the standard, you could
inquire on comp.lang.c.  I'm sure you will get a complete answer on that
forum.

-Clint