Fix segfaults due to parameter size mismatch #48
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I would consider backporting https://core.tcl-lang.org/tk/info/0d9c0d50f9 (tcltk/tk@ca38684090) instead to fix many additional instances of this issue. |
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I changed my mind about backporting the entire upstream change; it shows only two more instances where |
Remove unnecessary casts to (int *) As done upstream: https://core.tcl-lang.org/tk/info/0d9c0d50f9
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| TextItem *textPtr = (TextItem *) itemPtr; | ||
| size_t length; | ||
| int c; | ||
| int c, length; |
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Alternatives discussed elsewhere, e.g. #106 (comment) : keep using size_t length, and either pass NULL to Tcl_GetStringFromObj() or use Tcl_GetString() instead. Otherwise, no point in using strlen() after Tcl_GetStringFromObj().
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Changes from @khwilliamson: https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=128955