GNU bug report logs - #58966
[Trunk] Xcode 14.1+ (and macOS 13.0+) deprecate sprintf()

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jacob Faibussowitsch <jacob.fai <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2022 13:57:02 UTC

Severity: minor

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Message #50 received at 58966 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com, 58966 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, jacob.fai <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#58966: [Trunk] Xcode 14.1+ (and macOS 13.0+) deprecate
 sprintf()
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2022 23:12:38 -0400

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We could switch to snprintf, and define snprintf to call sprintf
in systems where snprintf isn't available.  It is possible to verify
that sprintf did not overwrite the buffer.

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Dr Richard Stallman (https://stallman.org)
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