Re: c++/9367: [3.3/3.4 regression] error: nonnull argument withextern "C" snprintf prototype

["Joseph S. Myers" <jsm28 at cam dot ac dot uk>]

The following reply was made to PR c++/9367; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Joseph S. Myers" <jsm28 at cam dot ac dot uk>
To: Janis Johnson <janis187 at us dot ibm dot com>
Cc: <levon at movementarian dot org>,  <gcc-gnats at gcc dot gnu dot org>, 
     <gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org>
Subject: Re: c++/9367: [3.3/3.4 regression] error: nonnull argument with
 extern  "C" snprintf prototype
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 17:43:51 +0000 (GMT)

 On Mon, 24 Feb 2003, Janis Johnson wrote:
 
 > The regression showed up with this patch:
 > 
 > 2002-05-23  Jason Thorpe  <thorpej at wasabisystems dot com>
 > 
 >       * builtin-attrs.def: Update copyright years.
 >       (ATTR_NONNULL): New attribute identifier.
 >       (ATTR_NONNULL_1, ATTR_NONNULL_2, ATTR_NONNULL_3): New
 >       attribute tree lists.
 >       (DEF_FORMAT_ATTRIBUTE): Chain a nonnull attribute for the
 >       format operand.
 >       (ATTR_FORMAT_ARG_1, ATTR_FORMAT_ARG_2): Use...
 >       (DEF_FORMAT_ARG_ATTRIBUTE): ...this to generate format_arg
 >       attribute lists.  Chain the appropriate nonnull attribute.
 >       * c-format.c (check_format_arg): Remove null format string
 >       warning.
 
 And note my comment when this problem was mentioned on the gcc list about 
 where to look for a fix.
 
 http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2003-01/msg00882.html
 
 -- 
 Joseph S. Myers
 jsm28 at cam dot ac dot uk