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Post From: Remote compiling issue

[2025-01-22 00:14:03]
User327556 - Posts: 2
Hi,

I have been trying to code an indicator but for some reason this error message keeps popping up when I try to compile it. It seems to say that there is a string length overflow, however im not using any strings in the study. How do I fix this?

Kind regards,

Server: https://build3.sierrachart.com
The remote build is complete.
The build failed.
In file included from scstructures.h:109,
from sierrachart.h:22,
from zigzag_period.cpp:1:
In constructor 'SCString::SCString(const char*)',
inlined from 'void scsf_TradingSystemBasedOnAlertCondition(SCStudyInterfaceRef)' at zigzag_period.cpp:562:54:
SCString.h:174:11: warning: 'char* strncpy(char*, const char*, size_t)' specified bound depends on the length of the source argument [-Wstringop-overflow=]
174 | strncpy(m_String, SourceString, StringLength);
| ~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SCString.h: In function 'void scsf_TradingSystemBasedOnAlertCondition(SCStudyInterfaceRef)':
SCString.h:772:36: note: length computed here
772 | const size_t StringLength = strlen(String);