Re: asprintf not portable?

[Marcus G. Daniels]

>>>>> "PJ" == Paul Johnson <address@hidden> writes:

PJ> I'm trying to take an app from linux to windows and the usage of
PJ> asprintf seems to be a cause of trouble. 

asprintf is a GNU C library extension (glibc).  Cygwin isn't based on glibc.

PJ> Is this just the kind of thing programmers have to put up with
PJ> all the time?

C programmers, yes.  One can either avoid using such features and have
very portable programs, or use them, and include autoconf/preprocessor
checks to provide on demand the (free source code) routines you want.

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