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diff --git a/manual/charset.texi b/manual/charset.texi index a9b5cb4a37..427db3bc80 100644 --- a/manual/charset.texi +++ b/manual/charset.texi @@ -883,11 +883,12 @@ the string @var{s}. This includes all bytes representing shift sequences. One word about the interface of the function: there is no parameter -specifying the length of the array @var{s}. Instead the function -assumes that there are at least @code{MB_CUR_MAX} bytes available since -this is the maximum length of any byte sequence representing a single -character. So the caller has to make sure that there is enough space -available, otherwise buffer overruns can occur. +specifying the length of the array @var{s}, so the caller has to make sure +that there is enough space available, otherwise buffer overruns can occur. +This version of @theglibc{} does not assume that @var{s} is at least +@var{MB_CUR_MAX} bytes long, but programs that need to run on @glibcadj{} +versions that have this assumption documented in the manual must comply +with this limit. @pindex wchar.h @code{wcrtomb} was introduced in @w{Amendment 1} to @w{ISO C90} and is |