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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2004-03-30 15:12:44 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2004-03-30 15:12:44 +0000
commit1053d6117e284cd0a7278dbf7f5fe129c3aad512 (patch)
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@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ sc_space_tab:
{ echo '$(ME): found SPACE-TAB sequence; remove the SPACE' \
1>&2; exit 1; } || :
+# Don't use atoi, atof, or atol in `real' code.
+# They provide no error checking mechanism.
+# Instead, use strto* functions.
sc_prohibit_atoi_atof:
@( cvsu --list ) > /dev/null 2>&1 || : && \
grep '\<ato[fil]\>' \