[ILUG] gcc and printf style functions

[kevin lyda]

On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 06:43:50AM +0000, Paul Jakma wrote:
> > 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 :)

uh...  yes.

the point is that if there was a syntax for defining what gcc checks,
rather than a hardcoded bit in the compiler, it would allow for more
flexibility.  something like:

#pragma define_format_archtype __sqlite__ {__printf__},{"%q",char *},{"%Q",char *}

kevin

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