Commit 10914dc310
Changed files (1)
lib
std
lib/std/process.zig
@@ -683,10 +683,12 @@ pub const ArgIteratorWindows = struct {
const wtf8_len = unicode.calcWtf8Len(cmd_line);
// This buffer must be large enough to contain contiguous NUL-terminated slices
- // of each argument. For arguments past the first one, space for the NUL-terminator
- // is guaranteed due to the necessary whitespace between arugments. However, we need
- // one extra byte to guarantee enough room for the NUL terminator if the command line
- // ends up being exactly 1 argument long with no quotes, etc.
+ // of each argument.
+ // - During parsing, the length of a parsed argument will always be equal to
+ // to less than its unparsed length
+ // - The first argument needs one extra byte of space allocated for its NUL
+ // terminator, but for each subsequent argument the necessary whitespace
+ // between arguments guarantees room for their NUL terminator(s).
const buffer = try allocator.alloc(u8, wtf8_len + 1);
errdefer allocator.free(buffer);