branch master updated: * install-info/install-info.c (split_entry): Rewrite in slightly more obscure way to silence obnoxious gcc warning about use of strncat.

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     new 78c6540931 * install-info/install-info.c (split_entry): Rewrite in 
slightly more obscure way to silence obnoxious gcc warning about use of strncat.
78c6540931 is described below

commit 78c6540931b9da28518478dc6a816f4e2e74d497
Author: Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Mon Jan 9 18:08:51 2023 +0000

    * install-info/install-info.c (split_entry):
    Rewrite in slightly more obscure way to silence obnoxious gcc
    warning about use of strncat.
---
 ChangeLog                   | 6 ++++++
 install-info/install-info.c | 7 +++----
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ede88825d5..ce06ea6468 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2023-01-09  Gavin Smith  <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
+
+       * install-info/install-info.c (split_entry):
+       Rewrite in slightly more obscure way to silence obnoxious gcc
+       warning about use of strncat.
+
 2023-01-09  Patrice Dumas  <pertusus@free.fr>
 
        * tp/t/input_files/delcomment_followed_by_cpp_line.texi: add more
diff --git a/install-info/install-info.c b/install-info/install-info.c
index b9f7dc8e1d..dcc36def2e 100644
--- a/install-info/install-info.c
+++ b/install-info/install-info.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* install-info -- merge Info directory entries from an Info file.
 
-   Copyright 1996-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 1996-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -1626,9 +1626,8 @@ split_entry (const char *entry, char **name, size_t 
*name_len,
       else
         {
           /* Just show the rest when there's no newline. */
-          size_t length = strlen (ptr);
-          strncat (*description, ptr, length);
-          ptr += length;
+          strcat (*description, ptr);
+          ptr += strlen (ptr);
         }
     }
   /* Descriptions end in a new line. */