patch to suggest putc/fputs over printf("string") or printf("\n")
Jamie Lokier
egcs@tantalophile.demon.co.uk
Sat Jan 16 21:43:00 GMT 1999
> Erm, how could the compiler turn a printf call into a macro expansion? The
> compiler doesn't know anything about macros. I suppose it could have its
> own concept of putc...
By virtue of putc being an inline function.
BTW, I note that in Glibc currently shipped with Red Hat 5.2, putc is
actually an _out of line_ function. (Threading issues).
-- Jamie
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