c-stringbuilder
| safestringlib | c-stringbuilder | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | |
| 342 | 12 | |
| 1.8% | - | |
| 4.5 | 0.0 | |
| 22 days ago | about 7 years ago | |
| C | C | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | MIT License |
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safestringlib
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strcpy: a niche function you don't need
stpcpy_s is the current recommendation, eg https://github.com/intel/safestringlib/blob/master/safeclib/stpcpy_s.c
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Git's list of banned C functions
Most of the code I write has a spec of input and output being some form of text. Still, I tend to write that in languages that have safe string handling and drop into C only when the profiler indicates that's useful.
When handling strings in C, it's useful to use the string functions from glib or pull in one of the specifically safe string handling libraries and not use any C stdlib functions for strings at all.
There are a number of C strings libraries safer to use than the standard library, and many of them are simpler, more feature-rich, or both.
* https://github.com/intel/safestringlib (MIT licensed)
c-stringbuilder
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Git's list of banned C functions
* https://github.com/cavaliercoder/c-stringbuilder (MIT licensed, does dynamic)
If one does use the C standard library directly for handling strings, the advisories from CERT, NASA, Github, and others should be welcome advice (CERT's advice, BTW, includes recommending a safer strings library right off).
What are some alternatives?
SDS - Simple Dynamic Strings library for C
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