On 09/09/12 18:28, Paul Eggert wrote: > Another option is > > (c) the ability to use %n in read-only format strings only > > ... but we wouldn't need to do step 3 (reject uses of > %n in writable memory), which would be less work.
You'd need to field issues about strange behavior that folks don't understand. "Read the C11 spec" doesn't seem to me to be a good answer. Error messages explaining where you've gone astray seem like they are worth the small amount of extra work.
