Re: [PATCH] Fix 'no format arguments found' warning

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 04:13:48PM +0530, Kannan wrote:
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> Resolve "format not a string literal and no format arguments found" warning.
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> * subversion/libsvn_subr/io.c
> (do_io_file_wrapper_cleanup): Add the format specifier "%s", which
> fixes the warning.

We have those warnings all over the place, so if you want to fix
them all you're gonna be busy for a while.
But I'd love to see them fixed, because each of them is a possible
format-string vulnerability.

> Index: subversion/libsvn_subr/io.c
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> --- subversion/libsvn_subr/io.c (revision 40199)
> +++ subversion/libsvn_subr/io.c (working copy)
> @@ -2790,7 +2790,7 @@
> return svn_error_wrap_apr(status, _(msg),
> svn_dirent_local_style(name, pool));

For example, the above call in your patch's context would need
a similar fix.

> else
> - return svn_error_wrap_apr(status, _(msg_no_name));
> + return svn_error_wrap_apr(status,"%s", _(msg_no_name));

We usually put a space after a comma.

Stefan

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Received on 2009-10-26 12:06:56 CET