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Sorry if this has been asked, my program works correctly however gcc gives this warning message after compilation.
My book only says gets should be used with caution because it can go over the allocated buffers is there anything else I should know?Quote:
/tmp/ccCSFstj.o(.text+0x29): In function `main':
: warning: the `gets' function is dangerous and should not be used.
There is nothing else to know except, don't use it. Ever.
Use fgets()
If you have something as:
Replace it with:Code:gets(buffer);
Remember this and never ever use gets() again.Code:fgets(buffer, sizeof buffer, stdin);
> My book only says gets should be used with caution
Burn it.
Or perhaps the book meant to say the book itself should be used with caution.
Title and author please.
Sams Teach Yourself C in 21 Days - Bradley Jones and Peter Aitken. the book has been much better than my other which is just too old, and teaches a few bad habits.
Ah, Sams. Gawd bless the cheeky monkeys. Always one to dare to do the impossible (Claim to teach complicated programming languages in the space of between a day and 3 weeks, which most of its customers seem to think is a guarantee)... :rolleyes:
That seems to be the wrong edition of the book I have Sams Teach yourself C in 21day Ed6. not the VC++ one. I dont expect to learn C in 21days that wasnt the aim of me buying the book its impossible to learn any language in 21days most are too big.
No one is blaming you for reading/buying it. Lots of people still do get these kinds of books not knowing how bad they really are.
Yes, imagine my dissapointment when I didn't manage to learn Linux in 10 minutes!