It was me! It is used with -DCHECK_FORMAT to do printf format checking. See Porting/pumpkin.pod. Robin -----Original Message----- From: Nick Ing-Simmons [mailto:nick@ing-simmons.net] Sent: 19 January 2003 15:51 To: nick@unfortu.net Cc: hv@crypt.org; perl5-porters@perl.org; Rafael Garcia-Suarez Subject: Re: [PATCH] %_ (was Re: [PATCH] operation on `PL_na' may be undefined) [snip] > >I think Nick I-S did whatever magic is needed to make gcc argument check >it as a *printf format, I may have assisted but it wasn't me originally - GCC's __attribute__() stuff gives me a headache. >and the fact that there's a warning probably means >that I was wrong and you were right not to apply it. But I've not had time >to look yet. > >Nicholas Clark -- Nick Ing-Simmons http://www.ni-s.u-net.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and/or privileged material; it is for the intended addressee(s) only. If you are not a named addressee, you must not use, retain or disclose such information. NPL Management Ltd cannot guarantee that the e-mail or any attachments are free from viruses. NPL Management Ltd. Registered in England and Wales. No: 2937881 Registered Office: Teddington, Middlesex, United Kingdom TW11 0LW. -------------------------------------------------------------------