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Re: c/9894: sscanf %d doesn't work with short data type
- From: Andreas Schwab <schwab at suse dot de>
- To: "Park JongAm" <jongampark at hotmail dot com>
- Cc: cgf at gcc dot gnu dot org, gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org, gcc-prs at gcc dot gnu dot org,nobody at gcc dot gnu dot org, gcc-gnats at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 21:43:10 +0100
- Subject: Re: c/9894: sscanf %d doesn't work with short data type
- References: <F97kh5UNyyFxDer9yBN00009807@hotmail.com>
"Park JongAm" <jongampark at hotmail dot com> writes:
|> Maybe it's not a "bug" of the gcc. However it doesn't work like other
|> compilers, and that can make people confused.
It's not a compiler issue. You are invoking undefined behaviour. Don't
do that.
|> Wouldn't it be better to display error message, "Type not compatible",
|> etc?
-Wformat -Werror
Andreas.
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