Re: os.date & MS Windows XP CRT

[Peter Odding <xolox@...>]

David Burgess wrote:
> Does not happen for my Lua build maybe the following
> helps
>
> http://www.lua.org/bugs.html
>
> I have compiled the patched lua5.1.1 with
>
> vc6/vc7/vc8
>
> No problems on XP SP2.
>
> db

Thanks. Very strange. I've compiled the test-case below with the 
following compiler version (same as my Lua build):

Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.42 
for 80x86

And it still crashes on %c. Wondering what exactly is crashing :?

Sorry for the noise if this turns out to be a non-issue. Though I still 
suggest adding a minimal supported subset to the manual under os.date if 
possible (from the C standard Mark Edgar linked to? (thanks!)).

 - Peter

#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>

int main(int argc, char ** argv)
{
    time_t now;
    struct tm *today;
    char buffer[1024];
    time(&now);
    today = localtime(&now);

    /* to verify the arguments are valid */
    strftime(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "Today is %A, day %d of %B in the 
year %Y.\n", today);
    printf("%s", buffer);

    /* CRASH :-\ */
    strftime(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%e...", today);
    printf("%s", buffer);

    return 0;
}

/* cl /TC /D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE test.c */
/* I guess this kind of stuff is the reason they deprecated it :P */