From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: David Tolpin <dvd@davidashen.net>
Message-Id: <200403251239.i2PCd16P061964@adat.davidashen.net>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] errstr(2)
In-Reply-To: <c0c143e0363c0b64838f51dd98c64c8e@plan9.bell-labs.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 16:39:01 +0400
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> Given that you looked at the implimentation of the system call, I
> take it that this question is rhetorical?

I can't learn to ask my questions right. I am sorry for that.
My question was whether the code was right (in generrstr) 
or accidental. 

Since you think the question is rhetorical, it is the answer, 
thank you.

I have been writing a piece of code where I wanted to set a message
for the next "%r" (which might be the wrong intent), and wondered
what I was expected to de to ensure it would not truncated.