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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/devel/clanlib Makefile ports/devel/clanlib/files
 patch-Sources_Util_fcvt.c patch-ah
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On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Garrett Wollman wrote:

> <<On Fri, 12 Jan 2001 08:35:58 +1100, Peter Jeremy <peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au> said:
> 
> > I have also had occasions when fcvt() or dtoa() would allow simpler
> > code than sprintf().  Wouldn't we be better off documenting our dtoa()
> > and allowing other functions to access it?
> 
> [efg]cvt() are required by SUSv2.  The are included (under the XSI
> extension) in draft 5 of POSIX.1-200x and marked LEGACY there, so they
> won't be eligible for removal until 2006.  We really should just bite
> the bullet and implement these functions.

Ick.  They became obsolete more than 10 years ago when the first C standard
specified printf() completely.

Bruce



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