Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] string: Make stpcpy() possible to use

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Wed Jan 26 2022 - 13:13:34 EST


On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 09:49:38AM -0800, Nick Desaulniers wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 6:19 AM Andy Shevchenko
> <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > It is a good rule to avoid submitting code without users.
> > Currently the stpcpy() is unusable due to missed declaration.
> > Any attempts to use it will bring something like:
> >
> > error: implicit declaration of function ‘stpcpy’ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
> >
> > Move declaration to the header and guard it as other string functions.

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> Recall the discussion from Kees:
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAK7LNAQXo5-5W6hvNMEVPBPf3tRWaf-pQdSR-0OHyi4RCGhjsQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> and
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/202008150921.B70721A359@keescook/

For the record :-)
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHp75VfniSw3AFTyyDk2OoAChGx7S6wF7sZKpJXNHmk97BoRXA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko