Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!mimsy!chris From: chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek) Newsgroups: comp.bugs.4bsd,comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: 4.3BSD stdio.h - sprintf() definition Message-ID: <7556@mimsy.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-Jul-87 03:28:00 EDT Article-I.D.: mimsy.7556 Posted: Thu Jul 16 03:28:00 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Jul-87 04:48:05 EDT References: <521@quacky.UUCP> Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742 Lines: 16 Xref: mnetor comp.bugs.4bsd:443 comp.unix.wizards:3264 In article <521@quacky.UUCP> dce@mips.UUCP (David Elliott) writes: >The 4.3BSD stdio.h contains the following item ... : > #ifdef vax > char *sprintf(); /* too painful to do right */ > #endif >What is this doing here? `Right' is int sprintf(); /* per ANSI (draft) std & SysV */ Unfortunately, there are programs that rely upon the old return value. Well, they will have to change sometime. -- In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 7690) Domain: chris@mimsy.umd.edu Path: seismo!mimsy!chris