Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 22:10:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/10342: putenv(3) unnecessarily calls strdup/free Message-ID: <200005090510.WAA63809@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/10342; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> To: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/10342: putenv(3) unnecessarily calls strdup/free Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 23:12:28 -0500 (EST) <<On Wed, 26 Jan 2000 17:40:02 -0800 (PST), "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> said: > Looking at implementation is probably not a good idea, as that may > change. Also depending on behavior not in Posix may cause problems > down the road. Which is why portable programs must not use setenv(), which is not a POSIX interface (nor is it in SUSv2). -GAWollman To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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