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From: turner@ucbesvax.UUCP
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Subject: stdio.h hacker in agony
Message-ID: <16700009@ucbesvax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 2-Mar-84 03:39:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar  2 03:39:00 1984
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Nf-From: ucbesvax!turner    Mar  2 00:39:00 1984

4.2BSD  has this gem of a non-comment:
    ...
    #ifdef vax
    char	*sprintf();		/* too painful to do right */
    #endif

I am curious--just what is "doing it right" in this case?
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Michael Turner (ucbvax!ucbesvax.turner)