Re: OFFTOPIC: core dumped with strcpy,atoi,sprintf.

"Ing.Edmundo.Robles.Lopez" <erobles@sensacd.com.mx> writes:
> Debugging the program, found that the core is generated  by atoi,
> sprintf and similar functions; because that functions fails when
> received  a null pointer (NULL). But, if  the functions received  an
> empty string ("") the program continues and run succesfully.

> Yes,  I should validate each input pointers. But, its odd that works in
> SCO and not in Linux, and its odder that fails in functions like strcpy,
> atoi, sprintf, etc.

Not really.  Per the POSIX spec, the behavior of those functions is
undefined for NULL input pointers.  Some platforms are forgiving about
it, most are not.

            regards, tom lane