Re: unicode build: "comparison is always true" warnings

[David Kastrup]

Andreas Schwab <address@hidden> writes:

> David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Andreas Schwab <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> Matthieu Lemerre <address@hidden> writes:
>>>
>>>> An attacker could create a symlink with this name file between these
>>>> two operations, thus the file would be erased.
>>>
>>> That does not happen, because the open will fail when the file already
>>> exists.
>>
>> And I bet it was impossible for you to mention this in the last 6 mails
>> or so.
>
> I have asked several times what it is considered insecure, but that
> was the first mail that gave a hint.  I cannot read anyone's mind.

What a delicately selective quotation for the final cheap shot.

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum