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Re: Import basename_r and dirname_r from FreeBSD?



Jukka Ruohonen <jruohonen%iki.fi@localhost> wrote:

> What are these? 

Out basename() and dirname() use static buffers and are therefore not
thread-safe. This is standard-compliant but annoying when programs
assume thread-safety.

> I'd say: sure, but not to libc.

Why not? Where do you want it to go?

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Emmanuel Dreyfus
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