http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=60494
Bug ID: 60494
Summary: A better strtol
Product: gcc
Version: unknown
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P3
Component: libgcc
Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: olafvdspek at gmail dot com
strtol doesn't support non-null-terminated input, often requiring input to be
copied into a null-terminater string before it can be parsed.
It skips whitespace, which may not be desired.
It stops when a non-number character is read, which may not be desired.
It returns 0 on error, which may not be desired eithers Sometimes one wants to
distinguish between 0 and error.
Could a better strtol (and variants) be provided? Something like
int strtol2(long* out, const char* s, size_t n, char** endptr, int base);
It should not skip whitespace.
If endptr is NULL, it should return an error if garbage is read after the
number.
