Re: Drop AX_SNPRINTF_OFLOW in favour of gnulib's snprintf module?

[Peter Simons]

Hi Reuben,

 > AX_SNPRINTF_OFLOW "Checks whether snprintf ignores the value of n or
 > not and defines HAVE_SNPRINTF_BUG if it does". gnulib's snprintf
 > module simply supplies a working snprintf if the system's
 > implementation is broken. Hence, why not obsolete AX_SNPRINTF_OFLOW
 > and direct users to use gnulib's snprintf module instead?

yes, I believe that is a good idea. Detecting a broken implementation is
one thing -- but providing a correct one is quite another. Gnulib's
solution is preferable in this case.

Take care,
Peter