On: Glibc getaddrinfo stack-based buffer overflow

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IIRC, that's because it's a C++ library, not a real C library. Aside from a few exceptions, it only includes the parts of the C standard that are required by the C++ standard. Hence the dismal C99 support on that platform.

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As I mentioned, C is legacy for Microsoft.

The way forward for C on Windows from Microsoft own SDK is to use the clang frontend + Visual C++ backend, or another C compiler from someone else.

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I definitely support that initiative. The more C++ programmers we can get to stop writing C the better.

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Me too.

Yes, C++ is as unsafe as C, given its copy-paste compatibility, but at least it provides the tools to program safely (if one chooses to) and the C++ community cares much more about safety than the C one.