Re: Get local date / hour

[Bob Caryl <bob fis-cal com>]

Paul Davis wrote:

> On Mon, 2006-03-13 at 16:55 -0600, Bob Caryl wrote:
>  
>
> > Paul Davis wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > just a quick heads up: the memset is unnecessary and strftime(3) is more
> > > portable. 
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > Hey Paul,
> >
> > Different strokes, ok?  I've been writing "C" programs for over 20 years 
> > and old habits die hard.  I initialize every variable I declare inside a 
> > function (even if that variable is NOT on the stack)  whether it needs 
> >    
>
> your sprintf call initializes it again. in both cases, you have a
> function call doing variable initialization, not an assignment
> operation. that's all i meant by unnecessary. if i'm going to continue
> with my hated assignment as language lawyer, i would note my own feeling
> that sprintf() should never ever be used; snprintf() is vastly safer.
> now shoot me :)
>
>  
>
> > it or not.  And, since strftime(3) uses the same structure (struct tm) 
> > that I did to create my string, what makes it "more portable"?
> >    
>
> in this particular case nothing. but a minor tweak of this function
> could lead to a case where locale should be taken into account and is
> not.
>
> sorry for being a language lawyer.
>
> --p
>
>
>
>  
Hmmm.....   a lawyer that wants to get shot...   I'll see if I can 
wangle you an invite on Dick Cheney's next hunting trip.  :-P

Bob


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