[ale] compile error: strlcpy defined differently in 2 different files, huh ?

Christopher Fowler cfowler at outpostsentinel.com
Mon Feb 6 14:51:51 EST 2006


Also read this:

http://www.courtesan.com/todd/papers/strlcpy.html
On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 14:35 -0500, Christopher Fowler wrote:
> It looks like you have to make modifications somewhere.
> 
> It seems to me that you should call strncpy() instead in the app.
> Anywhere in the app that you call strlcpy with 3 arguments matching the
> prototype then simply change strlcpy to strncpy.
> 
> 
> On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 14:25 -0500, Courtney Thomas wrote:
> > In trying to compile the HP calculator simulator nonpareil-0.77, I get 
> > the error:
> > 
> > 	error: conflicting type for 'strlcpy'
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > and strlcpy is defined in string.h & util.h......
> > 
> > 	/usr/include/string.h
> > 	
> > 	as -> size_t strlcpy(char *, const char *, size_t);
> > 
> > whereas,
> > 	
> > 	util.h			; in the app source
> > 	
> > 	as -> char *strlcpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t l);
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > What is the resolution of this without either compromising the 
> > application of the /usr/include/string definition ?
> > 
> > Appreciatively,
> > 
> > Courtney
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