Re: crypt and null termination - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: crypt and null termination
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Msg-id 200108172249.f7HMn2F27927@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: crypt and null termination  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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> Bruce Momjian writes:
> 
> > Anyway, the patch is small so I will apply it.  There is no telling what
> > OS's expect a character string there.
> 
> There's a pretty good telling:  Nobody ever reported a problem related to
> this.

We have had crypts that didn't work across platforms.

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