> > > What is the role of xmbsrtowcs? Why doesn't mbsrtowcs convert 0x5c to
> > U<0x5c>?
> >
> >
> > I see. I assume that it's a bug in mbsrtowcs. (If you check, xmbsrtowcs
> > isn't used anywhere, so the question is moot.)
>
> Ok. But I suppose that the role of xdupmbsrtowcs is to avoid the same
> bug, am I right? So why isn't the bug corrected in mbsrtowcs?
No. xdupmbsrtowcs has a different calling convention and different behavior
entirely.
As for correcting mbsrtowcs, I have no access to the C libraries on all the
systems bash runs on. In some cases, I ship replacements; in other cases,
duplicate functions with slightly different names.
Chet
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