[Info-vax] ChatGPT solved it for me, again...

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 2/17/2023 8:20 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2023-02-17, Slo <slovuj at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Sorry Arne, I don't trust your coding skills and an ancient language :-)
> 
> That ancient language is more secure than C. :-)
> 
>> Me: Convert this code to C
>> ============================
>> #include <stdio.h>
>> #include <stdlib.h>
>> #include <string.h>
>> #include <time.h>
>> int get_wattage(char *sys) {
>>      return (rand() % 20) * 50 + 200;
>> }
>> int main() {
>>      char sys1[256], sys2[256];
>>      int watt1, watt2;
>>      srand(time(NULL));
>>      printf("Utility to check power supply compatibility.\n");
>>      printf("Enter name of system #1: ");
>>      fgets(sys1, 256, stdin);
>>      printf("Enter name of system #2: ");
>>      fgets(sys2, 256, stdin);
>>      sys1[strcspn(sys1, "\n")] = '\0';
>>      sys2[strcspn(sys2, "\n")] = '\0';
> 
> OUCH! OUCH! OUCH!!!!!
> 
> fgets() is not guaranteed to return a newline character.

And?

Arne