On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> Brendan Jurd <direvus(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
>> A quick grep through the backend code shows that strlcpy and strncpy
>> are both in use, with neither having a clear majority. I used strncpy
>> because it is more prevalent within src/backend/utils/adt.
>
> strncpy is generally deprecated; any remaining uses you find of it
> are probably only there for lack of round tuits. Use strlcpy in new
> code, unless there's a pretty strong argument that strncpy is actually
> clearer for a given usage.
>
Thanks for clearing that up Tom. I will update the patch to use
strlcpy shortly.
Cheers,
BJ