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- From: vulture@imperial.ac.uk (Thomas Sippel - Dau)
- Subject: Re: Tripwire Question
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- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 18:34:45 GMT
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- In article <1g2padINNkko@phantom.gatech.edu>, drew@phantom.gatech.edu (Drew Gonzi) writes:
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- - Also, I've found that tripwire also tries to "realloc" a nil pointer.
- - This should probably be fixed as well
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- Aaaarrrgh, you are using SunOS.
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- Using realloc on a NULL pointer is specifically provided for in both the
- POSIX and x/open standards.
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- "Tis the operating system that should be fixed.
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- Thomas
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