Re: lib/49429: Import strtonum(3)

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR lib/49429; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>
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Subject: Re: lib/49429: Import strtonum(3)
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 08:37:13 +0100

 On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 03:10:01AM +0000, John Nemeth wrote:
 >  	char *ep;
 >  	int rep;
 >  
 >  	if (*eptr == NULL)
 >  		eptr = &ep;
 >  
 >  	if (rerror == NULL)
 >  		rerror = &rep;
 >  ...
 >  
 >       With this code, you have the possibility of returning pointers
 >  to the stack.  You should declare ep and rep as static.  Otherwise,
 >  strtoi() looks good.
 
 Eh, no. The pointers are not returned at all.
 
 Joerg