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From: gay_d@elma.epfl.ch
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Subject: Re: strins()
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Date: 16 Jun 89 08:07:05 GMT
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In article <17740@louie.udel.edu: new@udel.edu (Darren New) writes:
->In article <3930@sugar.hackercorp.com> peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Si
lva) writes:
->>In article <8906150029.AA22430@jade.berkeley.edu>, C506634@UMCVMB.BITNET ("Er
ic Edwards") writes:
->>> Lattice uses a bultin function to get arround this problem in printf.
->>> "     printf
->>> *  When it is a constant string with no substitutions, the compiler changes
 the
->>>    printf call to a _write call.

I think it's called _writes

->>What if you have your own version of printf? Say, one that understands more
->>escape sequences (%e -- error text, %t -- absolute tab, %l -- length byte)?
->
->[...] Redefining printf seems kind of dubious
->to me, knowing the little I do about ANSI. This is also used to inline
->strcpy, strcat, and a couple others (in 4.0).

From the little I know about ANSI, you can't portably redefine printf, as
other library routines may use it ... Also, I think that they suggest that
you inline strcat, et al (though not printf).

->>Can you freely interleave _write with stdio routines?
->Not standardly. I would think that you would change it to puts(), myself.

Seeing that it isn't _write, you can freely intermix _writes with stdio
routines! Also, don't forget that puts() adds a newline.

David Gay
GAY_D@ELMA.EPFL.CH   <-- Note the change of address