Re: [gtk-list] glib string question

[Tim Janik <timj gtk org>]

On Tue, 13 Apr 1999 john@giorgio.hart.bbk.ac.uk wrote:

> Hi all, 
> 
> I've got used to strccpy() and strecpy() on my Sun. These functions copy
> strings, interpreting (or escaping) C-style '\' sequences such as "\n" etc.
> They are very handy for writing interpreters that use C-type string literal
> conventions.
> 
> I can't find an equivalent on RedHat (maybe just being very stupid), how about
> adding them to glib? I can provide (extremely poor) implementations if that's
> any help.

i've got some escape sequence featuring string modification functions pending
for glib1.3. dunno though whether those will fit your needs exactly, could you
mail me the man pages for strccpy and strecpy (privately) for verification?

> 
> John
> 

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ciaoTJ