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[Bug c/1027] slightly misleading printf format warning
- From: "bangerth at dealii dot org" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- To: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: 1 Jun 2004 14:37:35 -0000
- Subject: [Bug c/1027] slightly misleading printf format warning
- References: <20001209174601.1027.cwitty@newtonlabs.com>
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------- Additional Comments From bangerth at dealii dot org 2004-06-01 14:37 -------
I also find the message overly terse. The abbreviated form "arg" for
argument sounds too much like an unquoted reference to a variable.
Why can't we speak English as in most other messages, for example
"The format contains a char*, but argument 2 is a float."
?
W.
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