Den sön 31 maj 2026 kl 19:38 skrev Branko Čibej <[email protected]>:
> On 31. 5. 2026 17:53, Daniel Sahlberg wrote: > > Den sön 31 maj 2026 kl 16:05 skrev Branko Čibej <[email protected]>: > >> On Sun, 31 May 2026, 15:01 Daniel Sahlberg, <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Even if Apple are incorrectly deprecating sprintf() and even if we know >>> that our string will fit in the allocated buffer... Is there a significant >>> drawback of just using snprintf()? >>> >> >> >> Yes, it's explained right there in the comment: apr_psprintf() ignores >> the locale, so the decimal separator isn't localised. >> > > That's not quite what I meant. I saw the comment and I had no intention of > using the apr_-functions. > > If I understand Apple's motivation correct, they want to promote > snprintf()[3] instead of sprintf()[2]. > > > > We can't use snprintf() because it's C99. Subversion is written in C90. > That was the explanation I was looking for. Thanks. A completely different flame war is if it is time to move to C99. But I'm sure there are platforms out there where C90 is still the new hotness. Cheers, Daniel
