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Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 21:42:49 -0700
From: Keith Packard <keithp@...thp.com>
To: Pascal Cuoq <cuoq@...st-in-soft.com>, "libc-coord@...ts.openwall.com"
 <libc-coord@...ts.openwall.com>
Subject: Re: fgets behavior for n<=0 (and =1)

Pascal Cuoq <cuoq@...st-in-soft.com> writes:

> It is probably too late for C23, but I can submit a C standard change
> making calling fgets with n<=0 implementation-defined. This would
> allow all current behaviors including the "you're holding it wrong"
> aborts.

Sure would be nice to move towards less ID/UB somehow, instead of just
leaving traps like that around the API.

-- 
-keith

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