[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#6979) too long translated string causes client crash

["Raimar Falke" <i-freeciv-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=6979 >

On Sun, Jan 18, 2004 at 10:43:03AM -0800, Jason Short wrote:
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> <URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=6979 >
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> > [i-freeciv-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Sat Nov 29 13:16:57 2003]:
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> > Genevieve: you can safely remove the assert.
> > 
> > Vasco, other: I feel that the assert should stay. I'm not sure however
> > what the solution should be.
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> The client shouldn't assert because of a string sent to it by the server.

It isn't caused by the server but by the client. The client expands
the string because of utf-8. See also PR#7226 which we discussed on
IRC.

The real solution is to change the code from measuring bytes to
measuring characters.

        Raimar

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