[#8815] Segfault in libc strlen, via rb_str_new2 — "Sean E. Russell" <ser@...>

Howdy,

12 messages 2006/09/09
[#8817] Re: Segfault in libc strlen, via rb_str_new2 — Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net> 2006/09/09

On Sep 8, 2006, at 10:10 PM, Sean E. Russell wrote:

Re: README.EXT -- English adjustments.

From: "Berger, Daniel" <Daniel.Berger@...>
Date: 2006-09-12 19:39:27 UTC
List: ruby-core #8852
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hugh Sasse [mailto:hgs@dmu.ac.uk] 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 11:49 AM
> To: Ruby Core Mailing list
> Subject: README.EXT -- English adjustments.

<snip good stuff>
  
> -To get char* from a VALUE, version 1.7 recommend to use new macros
> +To get char* from a VALUE, version 1.7 recommends to use new macros

"In version 1.7 or later it is recommended that you use the new macros
StringValue() and StringValuePtr()."
  
<snip other good stuff>

> +which must be less than 17.  But I believe you don't need that many. 
> +:-)

"But I doubt you'll need that many."

One common mistake I've noticed among Japanese authors writing English
technical documentation is the word "obsoleted" instead of "deprecated".
I couldn't tell you the linguistic reasons for this - just an
observation. :)

Anyway, many thanks Hugh.

- Dan


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