[bug-inetutils] Re: ftp: command processing

[Debarshi 'Rishi' Ray]

> Good points.  My concern is the MAXLINE limit, it seems it would
> restrict how long file names the tool can handle?

Yes, it is a problem.

> However, I just remembered that there is a readline module in gnulib
> (which, incidentally, uses getline).  Wouldn't using that module
> simplify your code a lot?  Then you can forget about the non-readline
> situation, and let gnulib take care of that.

As I noted already, we can use gnulib and forget about the
non-readline situation, but that would require changes throughout the
code in order to ensure uniformity. Should we make all that change in
one single patch? Or do it in a separate one?

Happy hacking,
Debarshi
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