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libssh2_base64_decode is deprecated and subject for removal in a future

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version (like on the next soname bump)
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Daniel Stenberg
2008-12-26 07:37:55 +00:00
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.\" $Id: libssh2_base64_decode.3,v 1.1 2008/12/23 13:23:45 bagder Exp $ .\" $Id: libssh2_base64_decode.3,v 1.2 2008/12/26 07:37:55 bagder Exp $
.\" .\"
.TH libssh2_base64_decode 3 "23 Dec 2008" "libssh2 1.0" "libssh2 manual" .TH libssh2_base64_decode 3 "23 Dec 2008" "libssh2 1.0" "libssh2 manual"
.SH NAME .SH NAME
@ -10,12 +10,15 @@ int libssh2_base64_decode(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session, char **dest,
unsigned int *dest_len, const char *src, unsigned int *dest_len, const char *src,
unsigned int src_len); unsigned int src_len);
.SH DESCRIPTION .SH DESCRIPTION
This function is deemed DEPRECATED and will be removed from libssh2 in a
future version. Don't use it!
Decode a base64 chunk and store it into a newly allocated buffer. 'dest_len' Decode a base64 chunk and store it into a newly allocated buffer. 'dest_len'
will be set to hold the length of the returned buffer that '*dest' will point will be set to hold the length of the returned buffer that '*dest' will point
to. to.
NOTE: the returned buffer is allocated by this function, but it is not clear The returned buffer is allocated by this function, but it is not clear how to
how that memory is freed! free that memory!
.SH BUGS .SH BUGS
The memory that *dest points to is allocated by the malloc function libssh2 The memory that *dest points to is allocated by the malloc function libssh2
uses, but there's no way for an appliction to free this data in a safe and uses, but there's no way for an appliction to free this data in a safe and