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Re: Python, Linux, and the setuid bit

From John Gordon <gordon@panix.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: Python, Linux, and the setuid bit
Date 2014-04-14 21:55 +0000
Organization PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
Message-ID <lihlgu$hjk$1@reader1.panix.com> (permalink)
References <mailman.9260.1397511440.18130.python-list@python.org>

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In <mailman.9260.1397511440.18130.python-list@python.org> Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> writes:

>          fprintf(stderr, "Could not allocate %d bytes.  errno=%d\n",
>                  size, errno);

%d is not the correct specifier for printing objects of type size_t.

>      char **envp_read;
>      char **envp_write;

>      if (envp_write < envp_read)
>      {
>          memset(envp_write, 0, ((unsigned int) envp_read -
>                                 (unsigned int) envp_write));
>      }

I think it's complaining about casting the char ** objects to unsigned int.

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Python, Linux, and the setuid bit Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-04-14 14:13 -0700
  Re: Python, Linux, and the setuid bit John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2014-04-14 21:55 +0000
    Re: Python, Linux, and the setuid bit Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-14 22:04 +0000
      Re: Python, Linux, and the setuid bit Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-14 22:07 +0000
  Re: Python, Linux, and the setuid bit Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2014-04-15 09:00 +0100
    Re: Python, Linux, and the setuid bit Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-15 18:15 +1000
      Re: Python, Linux, and the setuid bit Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2014-04-15 10:28 +0100
        Re: Python, Linux, and the setuid bit Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-15 19:35 +1000
    Re: Python, Linux, and the setuid bit Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-15 18:18 +1000

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