Thread (24 messages) 24 messages, 2 authors, 2025-03-23

[PATCH v4 0/2] strto[u]l.3: BUGS and CAVEATS

From: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
Date: 2025-03-23 11:43:07

Hi!

Here's v4, with minor wording fixes.  Bruno, I've added you as
Co-authored-by in patch 1/2.  Please sign the patch if you like it.


Cheers,
Alex

Alejandro Colomar (2):
  man/man3/strto[u]l.3: BUGS: Signed numbers and white space are not
    rejected
  man/man3/strtol.3: CAVEATS: Clarify how to perform range checks

 man/man3/strtol.3  | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 man/man3/strtoul.3 | 18 +++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

Range-diff against v3:
1:  3c456a1a0 ! 1:  4a1de398d man/man3/strto[u]l.3: BUGS: Signed numbers and white space are not rejected
    @@ Commit message
     
         Link: <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60955490/strtoul-what-is-the-correct-return-value-for-very-negative-strings>
         Reported-by: Bruno Haible [off-list ref]
    +    Co-authored-by: Bruno Haible [off-list ref]
         Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar [off-list ref]
     
      ## man/man3/strtol.3 ##
    @@ man/man3/strtol.3: .SH CAVEATS
     +.SH BUGS
     +.SS White space
     +These functions silently accept leading white space.
    -+One should call
    ++To reject white space, call
     +.BR isspace (3)
     +before
    -+.BR strtol ()
    -+to reject white space.
    ++.BR strtol ().
      .SH EXAMPLES
      The program shown below demonstrates the use of
      .BR strtol ().
    @@ man/man3/strtoul.3: .SH CAVEATS
     +.SS White space
     +These functions silently accept leading whitespace.
     +.SS isalnum(3)
    -+One should call
    ++To reject white space and/or a sign, call
     +.BR isalnum (3)
     +before
    -+.BR strtoul ()
    -+to reject white space and/or a sign.
    ++.BR strtoul ().
      .SH EXAMPLES
      See the example on the
      .BR strtol (3)
2:  020b468a3 = 2:  98af3aa6c man/man3/strtol.3: CAVEATS: Clarify how to perform range checks
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