Re: The difference between strtol() and strtoul() ?

On 6/22/24 11:16, Scott Lurndal wrote:

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:

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You really need to be checking the C spec, just in case.

 
No, I don't.  The posix document clearly states that the text
is from ISO C (and clearly marks any extensions).

It also clearly states:
"The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the
ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described here and
the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of POSIX.1-2017 defers
to the ISO C standard."

This tells you two important things: they believe that there's a small
but significant chance of their description being unintentionally in
conflict with the C standard. And, if that is the case, POSIX defers to C.
You're better off reading the original than the thing that is supposed
to be a faithful copy, but might not be.