Re: OpenBSD's LIBC C99 missing %a string format support

[Giancarlo Razzolini <linux-fan_(_at_)_onda_(_dot_)_com_(_dot_)_br>]

Otto Moerbeek wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Apr 2006, Gustavo Rios wrote:
>
>> I could suggest one to avoid ANSI C functions as much as possible.
>> Write his/her own ones. Why? The motivation has been stated by you:
>> portability concerns.
>
> Only if you believe the code you produce is better than the result of
> the effort of hundreds of people over a period of more than 20 years.
>
> People inventing the wheel over and over is nothing more than a waste
> of effort and a endless source of bugs.  Effort that instead could
> have been spent on providing more C99 features to our libc.
>
> 	-Otto
>

Programming in ANSI is the best way to get portability. I agree with
Otto. Invent the wheel over and over is a waste that could be put to
some good use. The only place that i believe that invent the wheel is
good is when you are learning. After that point, using ANSI functions,
is the best way to program correctly, securely and portable.

My 2 cents,
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