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From: Mike Frysinger <vapier-aBrp7R+bbdUdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
To: Archie Cobbs <archie.cobbs-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: mtk-manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org,
	linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: Issue with asprintf()
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 22:58:11 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20150512025811.GA2965@vapier> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CANSoFxs8XW6Z7ph2Uy1wFdeQPOGb7zvwJKExSLoUrMQ94b-8XA-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>

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On 11 May 2015 17:46, Archie Cobbs wrote:
> There seems to be an issue with the asprintf() man page and underlying
> implementation (I'm using openSUSE 13.1 - man-pages-3.53).
> 
> Since asprintf() is not POSIX, the man page effectively becomes the
> specification of its behavior.

not really.  glibc specifies its behavior in its manual:
	https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Dynamic-Output.html

any behavior not covered in the manual is unspecified.  if you want to clarify 
it, you should start with the glibc lists.
-mike

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2015-05-12  2:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-05-11 22:46 Issue with asprintf() Archie Cobbs
     [not found] ` <CANSoFxs8XW6Z7ph2Uy1wFdeQPOGb7zvwJKExSLoUrMQ94b-8XA-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2015-05-12  2:58   ` Mike Frysinger [this message]
2015-05-12  5:17     ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
     [not found]       ` <CAKgNAkjemzRg4OM02rQa2OLPU_EKJEDRcHWGpEFnNFvpkA02vQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2015-05-12 13:35         ` Archie Cobbs

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