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Concerning 5862f7: perlguts: Note how to print Size_t, SSize_t

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From:
Father Chrysostomos
Date:
August 9, 2016 05:09
Subject:
Concerning 5862f7: perlguts: Note how to print Size_t, SSize_t
Message ID:
20160809050925.21102.qmail@lists-nntp.develooper.com
> +This modifier is not portable, so its use should be restricted to
> +C<PerlIO_printf()>.

Why is it not portable?  And why should it be restricted to
PerlIO_printf?  sv_catpvf* has code that handles 'z' explicitly and
casts the argument to SSize_t.


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