tmpnam warning saying it is dangerous

Question

I get this warning saying that tmpnam is dangerous, but I would prefer to use it, since it can be used as is in Windows as well as Linux. I was wondering why it would be con

Answer 1

If you want to use the same symbol on multiple platforms, use a macro to define TMPNAM. As long as you pick more secure functions with the same interface, you'll be able to use it on both. You have conditional compilation somewhere in your code anyway, right?