Re: V1.21 (strncat is broken)

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From: John P. Nelson
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1988 17:42

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>Description:
>	strncat(3) doesn't truncate strings correctly.

Please don't "fix" this "bug".  It is DOCUMENTED to work this way.  If
the second string is longer than the size "n" supplied, then NO NULL
TERMINATER is appended.  It is your MISUSE of "strncat" at fault here!

I agree, it is a pain in the ass, but this is the way strncat has
always worked since the beginning of C!

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From: jpn@teddy.UUCP (John P. Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.bugs.2bsd
Subject: Re: V1.21 (strncat is broken)
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Date: 7 Jan 88 17:42:32 GMT
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