Isn't this bug filed against the wrong package? It is a patch against apt-spy not apt-file.
regards Kevin Justin Pryzby writes: > Package: apt-file > Severity: wishlist > Tags: patch > > Please include improved error checks in argument parsing code. Patch > is attached which will error on arguments such as "-n 10FOOBAR". > > Also fixed is a spelling error and a grammar error. > > This patch would probably conflict with: > apt-spy.inline-initializations, but I've included the necessary > renaming of the variable BESTNUMBER here. > > Justin > diff -ur apt-spy-3.1/main.c apt-spy-3.1.jp6/main.c > --- apt-spy-3.1/main.c 2005-07-08 20:48:09.000000000 -0400 > +++ apt-spy-3.1.jp6/main.c 2005-07-09 14:28:52.000000000 -0400 > @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ > /* Parse options... */ > while((c = getopt(argc, argv, "a:c:d:e:f:i:m:o:p:s:t:u:w:n:vh")) != -1) > switch(c) { > + char *end; > /* Area to benchmark */ > case 'a': > area = optarg; > @@ -85,7 +86,13 @@ > break; > /* Number of servers to benchmark */ > case 'e': > - test_number = atoi(optarg); > + test_number = strtol(optarg, &end, 10); > + if (!*optarg || end!=optarg+strlen(optarg)) { > + fprintf(stderr, "Error parsing number" > + " of servers to be" > + " benchmarked\n"); > + exit(1); > + } > break; > /* File, relative to Debian base, to grab from server. */ > case 'f': > @@ -111,9 +118,15 @@ > case 's': > country_list = optarg; > break; > - /* Time to bencmark each server for. */ > + /* Time for which to benchmark each server. */ > case 't': > - timeout = atoi(optarg); > + timeout = strtol(optarg, &end, 10); > + if (!*optarg || end!=optarg+strlen(optarg)) { > + fprintf(stderr, "Error parsing server" > + " benchmark time" > + " interval\n"); > + exit(1); > + } > break; > /* The URL we should update ourselves from */ > > case 'u': > @@ -126,7 +139,13 @@ > break; > /* Number of servers to write in "top" server list */ > case 'n': > - BESTNUMBER = atoi(optarg); > + bestnumber = strtol(optarg, &end, 10); > + if (!*optarg || end!=optarg+strlen(optarg)) { > + fprintf(stderr, "Error parsing number" > + " of best servers to" > + " write\n"); > + exit(1); > + } > break; > case 'v': > version(); -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]