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From: harkcom@potato.pa.Yokogawa.CO.JP (Alton Harkcom)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: stdio.h & sprintf question
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Date: 8 Jun 90 22:59:43 GMT
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   I got a bit of a laugh when I looked at the stdio.h file on
my work station. (BSD43) There was an ifdef for vax with this assignment...

char    *sprintf();             /* too painful to do right */

   Anybody know what this means?
   Can you explain it simply?
   Can you explain why it isn't defined for all machines?

Thanks in advance.

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