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Giving C a superpower: custom header file (safe_c.h)

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rurban ◴[17 Nov 25 12:46 UTC] No.45953101[source]▶
Just don't mix that up with the real safec.h header from safeclib:

https://github.com/rurban/safeclib/tree/master/include

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debugnik ◴[17 Nov 25 13:00 UTC] No.45953192[source]▶
How can anyone be this interested in maintaining an annex k implementation when it's widely regarded as a design failure, specially the global constraint handler. There's a reason why most C toolchains don't support it.

https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/n1967.htm

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rurban ◴[17 Nov 25 14:06 UTC] No.45953655[source]▶
It's only regarded as design failure by the linux folks. Maybe because it came from Microsoft, NIH syndrome.

A global constraint handler is still by far better than dynamic env handlers, and most of the existing libc/POSIX design failures.

You can disable this global constraint handler btw.

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1. loeg ◴[17 Nov 25 22:27 UTC] No.45959125[source]▶
Microsoft doesn't implement Annex K, either. They ship an non-conforming implementation. Literally no one cares about the "standardized" Annex K version.