[rrd-developers] [PATCH] rrd_client.c issues

[Tobias Oetiker]

Today Tobias Oetiker wrote:

> Hi Svante,
>
> Today Svante Signell wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 2013-08-19 at 20:54 +0200, Tobias Oetiker wrote:
> > > Hi Svante,
> > >
> > > Today Svante Signell wrote:
> > >
> > > > >
> > > > > better choose a new function name and whoever is using it knows
> > > > > that they have to free the data they get from the call.
> > > >
> > > > What about the new version, here get_path is defined differently
> > > > depending on whether POSIX.1-2008 is supported or not by #if-ing on
> > > > _POSIX_VERSION (see man realpath). However, I can use a different name
> > > > for the alloced version compared to the constant version.
> > >
> > > I just realice that get_path is a static function, so there is no
> > > problem 'fixing/changeing' it since it is not visible from the
> > > outside.
> > >
> > > sorry for the confusion
> >
> > Should the code be conditional or not, what do you prefer?
> > BTW: get_abs_path in rrd_daemon.c is also static.
>
> non conditional code makes maintenance simpler so if you can make a
> non static version work portably, I am all for it.

non-conditional I meant

cheers
tobi


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