Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c

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Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> writes:

> On Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:25:09 -0700
> Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> wrote:
>
>> Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> writes:
>>
>>> On Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:28:38 +0200
>>> David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 29/09/2026 23:37, Dan Cross wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In article <WvUuS.292$M0U7.280@fx10.iad>,
>>>>> Scott Lurndal <slp53@pacbell.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> There is a lot to be said for the terseness of *printf
>>>>>> formatting, particularly with compilers that check the type
>>>>>> correctness of the printf varargs list.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd say the real winning example is `snprintf`, where one can
>>>>> format directly into a character array.  It is difficult to
>>>>> understate the utility this;  but if `print` were built into the
>>>>> language, you'd lose it, unless you also had a `sprint` builtin.
>>>>
>>>> snprintf is the printf family member I use most, and occasionally
>>>> vsnprintf.
>>>> Other people will likely make heavy use of fprintf too.
>>>>
>>>> And I often use the return value of printf (or rather, snprintf) to
>>>> see if I've cut the output short.
>>>
>>> As was already discussed here 5 years ago, return value of snprintf
>>> does not fit my most common usage pattern, which is to add strings
>>> to buffer until it is full and to drop silently the remaining parts
>>> after buffer is full.  I.e. to produce sequences of format calls
>>> that behave similarly to an individual snprintf.
>>>
>>> Interested reader could still find discussion, including code, by
>>> searching comp.lang on Google groups for my_snprintf.
>>> Unfortunately, with recent breakage of GG I no longer can provide a
>>> working link to either individual article or the thread.
>>
>> I haven't done any searching, but let me ask:  did what you posted
>> have maybe 15 or 20 lines of code plus a typedef or two?
>
> Lines of code - yes, not counting lines of comments at the beginning.
> Typedef - I don't recollect typedef.
> You commented on my code pointing out that an absence of va_end at the
> end is non-portable.  [and other comments]

Oh so I did.  Apparently my memory is getting worse as years go by.

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official library of tiny functions lacking in c fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2026-09-27 10:20 +0200
  Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2026-09-27 20:04 +0200
    Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-27 21:38 +0100
      Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2026-09-27 23:16 +0200
        Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-28 00:53 +0100
          Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2026-09-28 04:31 +0200
          Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-09-28 10:25 +0200
            Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-28 11:45 +0100
              Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-09-28 13:56 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-28 14:38 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-09-28 16:12 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-28 16:52 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-09-28 18:49 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-28 20:26 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-09-29 09:45 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-29 12:54 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-09-29 15:56 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-29 18:15 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-09-29 20:24 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-09-29 19:41 +0000
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-09-29 21:37 +0000
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-30 01:33 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-09-30 09:28 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-09-30 13:41 +0300
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-10-01 07:25 -0700
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-10-01 17:50 +0300
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-10-01 09:37 -0700
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-30 01:19 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-09-30 09:44 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-09-29 16:01 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 01:00 -0700
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-09-30 13:01 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-10-01 08:52 +0000
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-09-30 01:56 +0000
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-10-01 07:15 -0700
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-09-29 09:28 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-09-29 07:10 +0000
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-09-28 15:30 -0700
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-09-29 09:03 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-29 11:11 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-09-29 14:38 +0000
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-09-30 07:02 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-30 11:35 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-09-30 14:14 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-30 13:45 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-09-30 15:30 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-09-30 17:14 +0300
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-09-30 16:42 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-09-30 18:02 +0300
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-30 16:54 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-09-30 18:26 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-30 22:12 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-10-01 09:44 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-10-01 10:42 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-10-01 13:50 +0300
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-10-01 12:29 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-10-02 09:35 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-10-02 04:03 -0700
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-10-02 13:50 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-10-02 11:22 -0700
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2026-10-02 18:33 +0000
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-10-03 14:30 +0000
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-10-03 16:37 -0700
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-10-01 13:29 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-10-01 14:46 +0000
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-10-01 15:37 -0700
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-10-02 08:57 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-10-02 00:37 -0700
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-30 17:12 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-09-30 14:09 +0300
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-09-30 13:55 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-09-30 14:31 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-09-30 16:12 +0300
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-09-30 19:33 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-09-30 18:14 +0000
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2026-10-01 08:34 -0400
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-09-29 07:08 +0000
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-29 15:02 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-09-29 14:43 +0000
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-29 16:07 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-09-29 22:58 +0000
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-30 00:13 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-09-30 07:13 +0000
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-01 02:41 +0800
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-09-30 14:15 +0300
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-09-30 14:18 +0300
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-30 13:24 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-09-30 14:45 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-09-30 15:56 +0300
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-09-30 22:31 +0000
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-09-30 14:32 +0300
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2026-09-28 17:22 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-09-28 17:24 -0700
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-09-29 09:54 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-09-29 16:48 -0700
              Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-09-28 14:16 +0200
              Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2026-09-28 11:15 -0400
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-28 16:40 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-09-29 16:50 -0700
              Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-09-29 06:38 +0000
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-29 14:36 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-09-29 22:49 +0000
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-29 23:59 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-09-29 16:51 -0700
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-09-30 01:54 +0000
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2026-09-29 22:09 -0400
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-30 10:52 +0100
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-09-30 12:38 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-10-01 08:49 +0000
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2026-10-01 08:48 -0400
    Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-09-28 06:45 +0000
      Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2026-09-28 12:42 +0200
        Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-09-29 00:58 +0000
          Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2026-09-29 03:02 +0200
            Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-09-29 03:16 +0000
              Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2026-09-29 14:20 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-09-29 12:39 -0400
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-09-29 22:50 +0000
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 02:57 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-09-30 02:00 +0000
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 10:08 +0200
                Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 13:58 +0200
      Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-09-28 11:43 +0100
        Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-09-29 01:00 +0000
        Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-09-30 07:59 +0200
      Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2026-09-28 11:03 -0400
    Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c NOTE fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2026-09-28 17:50 +0200
    Re: official library of tiny functions lacking in c "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 12:42 -0700
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