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Re: putc vs printf
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Simon Josefsson |
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Re: putc vs printf |
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Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:29:09 +0100 |
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Thien-Thi Nguyen <address@hidden> writes:
> GNU RCS does not presently use gnulib, but it will in the future.
> With that in mind, i have a question inspired by this comment in
> the source code:
>
> /* Output the first character with `putc', not `printf'.
> Otherwise, an SVR4 stdio bug buffers output inefficiently. */
>
> I don't know what to make of it and am wondering if, when the
> transition to gnulib occurs, it's an issue that can be conveniently
> glossed over. Could someone explain this or point me to more info?
I don't know anything specific about that comment or problem, but I
doubt that you need to care about SVR4 at all these days?
/Simon
- putc vs printf, Thien-Thi Nguyen, 2010/03/26
- Re: putc vs printf,
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