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From: gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn <gwyn>)
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Subject: Re: "_doprnt" query
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> I am trying to get a screen editor working on my Fortune 32:16 system.  It
> keeps crashing in the routine "_doprnt" (giving me a memory addressing error).
> I can't seem to find any documentation on it.

_doprnt() is used internally by the printf() family of functions.
One common cause of crashes in it is passing a bum pointer for a
%s format spec, or not having the correct number of arguments.