lots of questions (va_list, embedded perl, cvsd, introduction - sort of)

[Alex Avriette]

And lo there was much discussion regarding:

> > void
> > log (const char *fmt, ...)

> This code looks OK. What environment? (gcc/glibc)

from glibcbug:

Host type: powerpc-redhat-linux-gnu
System: Linux macachu 2.4.0-test11 #5 Sun Nov 26 13:51:22 EST 2000 ppc
unknown
Architecture: ppc

Addons: crypt linuxthreads
Build CFLAGS: -g -O2
Build CC: gcc
Compiler version: 2.95.2 19991024 (release/franzo)
Kernel headers: 2.4.0-test11
Symbol versioning: yes
Build static: yes
Build shared: yes
Build pic-default: no
Build profile: yes
Build omitfp: no
Build bounded: no
Build static-nss: no
Stdio: libio


> > void vs_test ( const char *fmt, ...)

> This testcase is buggy (look at the printf!), if fixed it behaves as
> expected. You would have seen that if you compiled with -W -Wall!

whoops! (blush!) gotcha.

> > void nested_test ( const char *fmt, ...)

> This testcase is bogus since you miss the required va_start/va_end pairs. It
> misbehaves as expected.

let me check with the bsd guy, but AIR, it runs without the two pairs. i
could be wrong.

> I've tested this both with gcc-2.95.3 and a recent gcc-2.97 snapshot. This
> looks a lot like your are still using egcs on PPC, don't do that, use
> gcc-2.95.[23] as the current distributions do.

all my experience writing c was in dos on borland c++, years ago. im
actually not sure about egcs, except that i get the error in gdb. how can
i be sure, and if i am, how can i switch?

thanks, franz.

alex

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alex avriette [alex at cosmo.allay.net]

"No man who uses EMACS is deserving of love."
	Tom Christiansen <tchrist at perl.com>,
	_Perl Cookbook_, pp. 653


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