Re: [patch #3686] Trivial patch to change sprintf to snprintf in libltdl

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Thu, 27 Jan 2005, Steve Shockley wrote:

> Albert Chin wrote:
> > More importantly, snprintf is not available on Solaris 2.5.1, Tru64
> > UNIX 4.0D, and, depending on what libc patch you have, HP-UX 10.20.
>
> Solaris 2.5.1 was released in May '96, HP-UX 10.20 was released in August 
> '96, and Digital Unix 4.0D was released in December '97.  I believe every 
> modern OS has snprintf; is this really an issue?

Of course!  These are *Unix* systems we are talking about, not 
Microsoft Windows or the Tandy Color Computer.  Remember that Unix is 
the system which keeps on running without fail and is based on 
standards.  It has no need to continually become deprecated and 
defunct.  Solaris 2.5.1 and the other systems remain as exceedingly 
useful operating system versions.  It was only last year that I 
stopped using Solaris 2.5, that the reason for the update was simply 
to obtain a better deal on new hardware (trade-in) since the system 
was otherwise satisfying its requirements quite well and may have done 
so for another ten years if the hardware didn't give out.

There are many systems in existence which continue to run older OS 
versions because newer OS versions have dropped support for the 
hardware or simply consume too much resources.  Regardless, many of 
these systems continue to satisfy the requirements for which they were 
deployed.

Bob
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