Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 08:50:08 -0700 (PDT) From: "Sergey A. Osokin" <osa@freebsd.org.ru> To: freebsd-standards@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: standards/51292: [PATCH] add ecvt()/fcvt()/gcvt() functions (SUSv3) Message-ID: <200304251550.h3PFo8c8025178@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR standards/51292; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Sergey A. Osokin" <osa@freebsd.org.ru> To: Alexey Zelkin <phantom@FreeBSD.org.ua> Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: standards/51292: [PATCH] add ecvt()/fcvt()/gcvt() functions (SUSv3) Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 19:46:27 +0400 On Fri, Apr 25, 2003 at 05:02:07PM +0300, Alexey Zelkin wrote: > > Well, answers below, but please consider my general point (same as Bruce's) > I don't think that we need it at all. SUSv3 marks these functions as > legacy (i.e. deprecated) and suggest to use sprintf() instead (see > APPLICATION USAGE section). Another idea. What do you think if I create a little manpage about [efg]cvt() functions, something like this? <manpage> ecvt(),fcvt(),gcvt() functions shall convert floating-point numbers to null-terminated strings DESCRIPTION ecvt(),fcvt(),gcvt() functions marked by .Std SUSv3 as legacy (i.e. deprecated) and suggest to use sprintf() instead. </manpage> -- Rgdz, /"\ ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN Sergey Osokin aka oZZ, \ / AGAINST HTML MAIL http://ozz.pp.ru/ X AND NEWS / \
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