https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/index.php?a=rssfeed&t=4172 The largest Smaug community resource site. - en SmaugMuds 60 https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/alias-snippet-4172/&p=18901#p18901 Worked thanks. https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/alias-snippet-4172/&p=18901#p18901 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:42:39 CDT Smaug Snippets nobody@example.com (dbna2) https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/alias-snippet-4172/&p=18900#p18900 It's probably complaining because you need space for the zero byte. Try strncat( arg, argument, MAX_INPUT_LENGTH-1 ); https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/alias-snippet-4172/&p=18900#p18900 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:36:26 CDT Smaug Snippets nobody@example.com (David Haley) https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/alias-snippet-4172/&p=18899#p18899 [code] bool check_alias( CHAR_DATA * ch, char *command, char *argument ) { char arg[MAX_INPUT_LENGTH]; [/code] https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/alias-snippet-4172/&p=18899#p18899 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:35:19 CDT Smaug Snippets nobody@example.com (dbna2) https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/alias-snippet-4172/&p=18898#p18898 What's the declaration for arg and argument here? https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/alias-snippet-4172/&p=18898#p18898 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:37:57 CDT Smaug Snippets nobody@example.com (David Haley) https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/alias-snippet-4172/&p=18894#p18894 Well I installed it and only got one warning... In function 'strncat', inlined from 'check_alias' at alias.c:158: /usr/include/bits/string3.h:153: warning: call to __builtin___strncat_chk might overflow destination buffer [code] strncat( arg, argument, MAX_INPUT_LENGTH ); [/code] Any ideas? https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/alias-snippet-4172/&p=18894#p18894 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:44:25 CDT Smaug Snippets nobody@example.com (dbna2)