[ILUG] gcc and printf style functions

[Paul Jakma]

On Fri, 4 Mar 2005, kevin lyda wrote:

>>    - is it possible, without changing gcc, to remove
>>      or redefine some of the % codes it does know?
>
> i think it should be.  and i think the argument for it is that the
> format escapes are actually handled by the target libc.  gcc seems to
> know glibc and various versions of ansi/iso c.  but gcc targets platforms
> with other libc's - the mingw gcc uses the ms libc.

The printf might be platform supplied, but the check of arguments 
against format string at compile time is pure GCC surely :)

regards,
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