Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!ncrcom!ncrlnk!ncr-mpd!kentd From: kentd@FtCollins.NCR.com (Kent.Dalton) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: New 'n' Improved comp.lang.c FAQ List Message-ID: Date: 4 Apr 91 11:11:10 GMT References: <910401.0xf001@etiquette.uu.net> <1991Apr1.203024.19679@unlv.edu> <31946@shamash.cdc.com> <3739@jethro.Corp.Sun.COM> Sender: uucp@ncr-mpd.FtCollins.NCR.COM Organization: NCR Microelectronics, Ft. Collins, CO Lines: 24 In-reply-to: fguille@issy's message of 2 Apr 91 11:38:36 GMT >>>>> On 2 Apr 91 11:38:36 GMT, fguille@issy (Francois Guillemot - Sun France Software Support) said: > Should'nt the *really really correct* version allocate an extra character > in the retbuf array for the end of string delimiter \0 ??? No! No! No! that's not allowed anymore... apparently you haven't heard that the NULL terminater has been patented?! Sheesh, where've you been! Sorry folks, I couldn't resist. :^) ;^) :^) <-- amazing three frame "multimedia" smiley/wink animation included free of charge. Save CPU time, use your brain to process it. -- /**************************************************************************/ /* Kent Dalton * EMail: Kent.Dalton@FtCollins.NCR.COM */ /* NCR Microelectronics * CIS: 72320,3306 */ /* 2001 Danfield Ct. MS470A * */ /* Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 * (303) 223-5100 X-319 */ /**************************************************************************/ Fortune: "Kirk to Enterprise -- beam down yeoman Rand and a six-pack."