Re: gets() and getchar

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From: Bob Nelson
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 1995 10:37

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On 11 Aug 1995 16:46:45 +0300, Lars Wirzenius wrote:

>> One thing I would like to see (if we're going to have a new standard
>> anyway, that is) is something that does what strncpy should have done.
>> I call mine strmaxcpy.
[...]
>> memoverlap is a function that tests whether two memory areas overlap.

Please don't hesitate to correct me if I am failing to properly interpret
the Standard -- but don't your function names conflict with ISO 7.13.8?
The Rationale, FWIW, at 4.11 adds that "The Standard reserves function
names beginning with str or mem for possible future use."

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