Re: strsuftoi(3), strsuftou(3) proposal in libc

[Kamil Rytarowski <n54%gmx.com@localhost>]

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On 30.10.2015 00:00, Greg Troxel wrote:
> 
> Kamil Rytarowski <n54%gmx.com@localhost> writes:
> 
>>> Assuming no, why should new functionality be added to libc,
>>> since it will encourage nonportable code.  (Cleaning up
>>> previous extra stuff is a separate issue.)
>> 
>> Do you think libutil(3) might be a better place? There are
>> already similar string functions, strpct(3) and strspct(3)
>> (decimal percent formatters).
> 
> I think it's better to keep stuff out of libc unless it's specified
> by c99 or posix.
> 

Right, then libutil(3) looks reasonable. These functions are also
limited for userland.

>>> Are these helper functions for some specific purpose?  Perhaps 
>>> they belong in a different library that's intended to be used 
>>> within our tree but not by users.
>> 
>> The purpose it to replace strsuftoll(3) with a new cleaner
>> function and deduplicate code. I want to make it available for
>> users.
> 
> The question is then under which circumstances users can reasonbly
> use this; portable code can't use non-standard functions.
> 

The strsuftoll(3) function isn't more portable or standard than
strsuftoi(3). The same set of applications (and few more) + libutil(3)
function login_cap(3).
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