Re: [PATCH] Add get_range, allows a hyhpenated range to get_options

[Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>]

Derek Fults wrote:
>> How does get_range() handle errors, like input of
>> 	64-60
>> or	64-N
>> or	64-
>> ?
>>
> get_range will return a negative value which caused it to break out of
> the while loop on the next iteration.  I've added a check of the
> get_range return value to break immediately. See snippet.  
> If get_options is called with a bad range, 
> 64-N,65
> returns and empty array.
> 63,64-N
> returns an array with just 63.  

OK, thanks.

> 		if (res == 3) {
> 			int range_nums;
> 			range_nums = get_range((char **)&str, ints + i);
> +			if ( range_nums < 0)

no space after '('

> +					break;
> 			/* Decrement the result by one to leave out the
> 			   last number in the range.  The next iteration
> 			   will handle the upper number in the range */
> 			i += (range_nums - 1);
> 		}
> 
> Derek


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~Randy