Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:18:36 -0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/include printf.h src/lib/libc/stdio Makefile.inc xprintf.c xprintf_errno.c xprintf_quote.c xprintf_vis.c Message-ID: <43D7CF0C.3040607@elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <19618.1138216547@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <19618.1138216547@critter.freebsd.dk>
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Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>In message <43D7C838.4000202@elischer.org>, Julian Elischer writes:
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>>Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
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>>> FreeBSD src repository
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>>> Modified files:
>>> include printf.h
>>> lib/libc/stdio Makefile.inc xprintf.c xprintf_vis.c
>>> Added files:
>>> lib/libc/stdio xprintf_errno.c xprintf_quote.c
>>> Log:
>>> Make the %V{is} extension handle a NULL pointer like %s does: output "(null)"
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>>> Add %M{essage} extension which prints an errno value as the
>>> corresponding string if possible or numerically otherwise.
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>>Is this compatible with anyone else?
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>Not that I know off. It is an optional extension which you have to
>ask for explicitly, so it is non-intrusive as far as stadnards go.
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>>basically, did this idea come from somewhere? or is it new?
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>Extending printf is as old as at least SYSIII.
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>The specific implementation was written to be compatible with GLIBC.
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do you mean "not collide with" or "emulate" glibc?
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