Re: strtonum(3) from OpenBSD?

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Subject: Re: strtonum(3) from OpenBSD?
From: David Laight <david%l8s.co.uk@localhost>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:47:14 +0100

On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 01:15:11AM -0400, James K. Lowden wrote:
> Well, I'm late to the party.  Maybe I get the last word?  

no!

> I don't understand why atoi() keeps getting reinvented when we have a
> completely standard, easily extended alternative: sscanf(3).

sscanf() is completely horrid, and, IMHO at least, should be avoided
at all costs.

        David

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David Laight: david%l8s.co.uk@localhost

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