Removal of the gets function

In C11, the famous gets function is removed. The gets function was subject to buffer overflow attacks, and in older versions it was decided to make the function deprecated. Later, as part of the C11 standard, it was removed. Therefore, older source code that uses the gets function won't be compiled using a C11 compiler.

The fgets function can be used instead of gets. The following is an excerpt from the gets manual page (man page) in macOS:

SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
The gets() function cannot be used securely. Because of its lack of bounds checking, and the inability for the calling program to reliably determine the length of the next incoming line, the use of this function enables malicious users to arbitrarily change a running program's functionality through a buffer overflow attack. It is strongly suggested that the fgets() function be used in all cases. (See the FSA.)