[PATCH] manual: Document %m instead of %a for formatted input.

Roland McGrath roland@hack.frob.com
Tue Feb 11 17:32:00 GMT 2014


> 	* manual/stdio.texi (Dynamic String Input): Recommend %m modifier instead of %a.

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> +A POSIX.1-2008 extension to formatted input lets you safely

It doesn't make sense to talk about "a POSIX.1-2008 extension", even if
that were accurate.  (Actually it's an ISO C-1990 feature.)  Something in
one of the core standards we implement is not "an extension".  The manual
also needs to continue to document the GNU %a extension, and explain the
effect of -std mode.  %a is also mentioned in @node String Input Conversions
that needs to be updated too.



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