From 1053d6117e284cd0a7278dbf7f5fe129c3aad512 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 15:12:44 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] add comments

---
 Makefile.maint | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Makefile.maint b/Makefile.maint
index 77b51602dc..08f9cb8da8 100644
--- a/Makefile.maint
+++ b/Makefile.maint
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ sc_space_tab:
 	  { echo '$(ME): found SPACE-TAB sequence; remove the SPACE'	\
 		1>&2; exit 1; } || :
 
+# Don't use atoi, atof, or atol in `real' code.
+# They provide no error checking mechanism.
+# Instead, use strto* functions.
 sc_prohibit_atoi_atof:
 	@( cvsu --list ) > /dev/null 2>&1 || : &&			\
 	  grep '\<ato[fil]\>'						\
-- 
2.47.2