Hi,

On Wed, 5 Sep 2007, Kristian Høgsberg wrote:

> diff --git a/strbuf.c b/strbuf.c
> index fcfc05e..ed2afea 100644
> --- a/strbuf.c
> +++ b/strbuf.c
> @@ -73,43 +74,15 @@ void strbuf_printf(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, ...)
>  {
>  	char buffer[2048];
>  	va_list args;
> -	int len, size = 2 * sizeof buffer;
> +	int len;
>  
>  	va_start(args, fmt);
>  	len = vsnprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), fmt, args);
>  	va_end(args);
>  
> -	if (len > sizeof(buffer)) {
> -		/*
> -		 * Didn't fit in the buffer, but this vsnprintf at
> -		 * least gives us the required length back.  Grow the
> -		 * buffer acccordingly and try again.
> -		 */
> -		strbuf_grow(sb, len);
> -		va_start(args, fmt);
> -		len = vsnprintf(sb->buf + sb->len,
> -				sb->alloc - sb->len, fmt, args);
> -		va_end(args);
> -	} else if (len >= 0) {
> -		/*
> -		 * The initial vsnprintf fit in the temp buffer, just
> -		 * copy it to the strbuf.
> -		 */
> -		strbuf_add(sb, buffer, len);
> -	} else {
> -		/*
> -		 * This vnsprintf sucks and just returns -1 when the
> -		 * buffer is too small.  Keep doubling the size until
> -		 * it fits.
> -		 */
> -		while (len < 0) {
> -			strbuf_grow(sb, size);
> -			va_start(args, fmt);
> -			len = vsnprintf(sb->buf + sb->len,
> -					sb->alloc - sb->len, fmt, args);
> -			va_end(args);
> -			size *= 2;
> -		}
> -	}
> +	if (len > sizeof(buffer) || len < 0)
> +		die("out of buffer space\n");
> +
> +	strbuf_add(sb, buffer, len);
>  }

Really?

(If you find the time, it would be really nice to rebase that patch series 
on top of Pierre's strbuf work...)

Ciao,
Dscho