In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Julian Elischer writes:
>Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>> FreeBSD src repository
>>
>> 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)"
>>
>> Add %M{essage} extension which prints an errno value as the
>> corresponding string if possible or numerically otherwise.
>
>Is this compatible with anyone else?
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.
>basically, did this idea come from somewhere? or is it new?
Extending printf is as old as at least SYSIII.
The specific implementation was written to be compatible with GLIBC.
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