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gone stale" - Peter Korsgaard
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@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Consult Existing Sources
For a quick listing of "needs work" spots in the sources, cd into the Busybox For a quick listing of "needs work" spots in the sources, cd into the Busybox
directory and run the following: directory and run the following:
for i in TODO FIXME XXX; do grep $i *.[ch]; done for i in TODO FIXME XXX; do find -name '*.[ch]'|xargs grep $i; done
This will show all of the trouble spots or 'questionable' code. Pick a spot, This will show all of the trouble spots or 'questionable' code. Pick a spot,
any spot, these are all invitations for you to contribute. any spot, these are all invitations for you to contribute.
@ -199,16 +199,16 @@ Janitorial Work
These are dirty jobs, but somebody's gotta do 'em. These are dirty jobs, but somebody's gotta do 'em.
- Converting applets to use getopt() for option processing. Type 'grep -L - Converting applets to use getopt() for option processing. Type 'find -name
getopt *.c' to get a listing of the applets that currently don't use '*.c'|grep -L getopt' to get a listing of the applets that currently don't
getopt. If a .c file processes no options, it should have a line that use getopt. If a .c file processes no options, it should have a line that
reads: /* no options, no getopt */ somewhere in the file. reads: /* no options, no getopt */ somewhere in the file.
- Replace any "naked" calls to malloc, calloc, realloc, str[n]dup, fopen with - Replace any "naked" calls to malloc, calloc, realloc, str[n]dup, fopen with
the x* equivalents found in utility.c. the x* equivalents found in libbb/xfuncs.c.
- Security audits: - Security audits:
http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?content=/forums/secprog/secure-programming.html http://www.securityfocus.com/popups/forums/secprog/intro.shtml
- Synthetic code removal: http://www.perl.com/pub/2000/06/commify.html - This - Synthetic code removal: http://www.perl.com/pub/2000/06/commify.html - This
is very Perl-specific, but the advice given in here applies equally well to is very Perl-specific, but the advice given in here applies equally well to
@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ These are dirty jobs, but somebody's gotta do 'em.
- "Ten Commandments" compliance: (this is a "maybe", certainly not as - "Ten Commandments" compliance: (this is a "maybe", certainly not as
important as any of the previous items.) important as any of the previous items.)
http://web.onetelnet.ch/~twolf/tw/c/ten_commandments.html http://www.lysator.liu.se/c/ten-commandments.html
Other useful links: Other useful links: