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From: greg@noel.CTS.COM (J. Gregory Noel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Manx SDB bug (second try)
Message-ID: <2135.AA2135@noel>
Date: 6 Mar 90 20:53:08 GMT
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I write:
>(*)  Does anybody have a tool that will check formats against the argument
>list and vet that the values are OK?  ....

Sullivan Segall (Sullivan@cup.portal.com) replies:
>Fortunately MANX already supports just what you are asking for.  Check
>the 5.0 manual for prototyping.  It really does come in handy. -ss

Er, no, I already compile with prototype checking turned on to its maximum
extent.  I was asking about something that would check for:
     ....
     float foo;
     printf("The value of foo is %ld\n", foo);
     ....
which is clearly incorrect, but not caught by any form of prototype checking
that I'm aware of....
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