Preparsing sprintf format strings

[Bernd Schmidt]

Ross Ridge wrote:
> The compiler can't in general know what encoding that printf, fprintf,
> and sprintf will use to parse the string.  It's locale dependent.

Does this mean it can vary from one run of the program to another?  I'll
admit I don't understand locales very well, but doesn't this sound like
a recipe for security holes?


Bernd
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