Re: printf, va_end, freestanding implementation

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From: Clive D.W. Feather
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 1995 17:40

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In article <44m623$5hl@ae-sun01.alden.com>,
Stan Ryckman <sgr@ae-sun01.alden.com> wrote:
>In article <DFnL25.5Ew@stdc.demon.co.uk>,
>Clive D.W. Feather <clive@demon.net> wrote:
>> The symbol printf will always be reserved, but there is no guarantee that
>> the function will be available to the programmer in a freestanding
>> implementation.
> Is the same true of sprintf?  I can see why printf might cause
> difficulty in a freestanding environment, but not sprintf.

Yes. It's not a question of difficulty, but principle.

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Clive D.W. Feather                       | If you lie to the compiler,
clive@demon.net        (work, preferred) | it will get its revenge.
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From: clive@stdc.demon.co.uk (Clive D.W. Feather)
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Subject: Re: printf, va_end, freestanding implementation
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 1995 17:40:45 GMT
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