From: bc@freeuk.com   
      
   On 06/02/2026 05:10, Keith Thompson wrote:   
   > Bart  writes:   
   > [...]   
   >> /Some/ compilers with /some/ options will /sometimes/ tell you when   
   >> you've got it wrong.   
   >>   
   >> But you first have to make an educated guess, or put in some dummy   
   >> format code.   
   >>   
   >> Eventually, it will compile. Until someone else builds your program,   
   >> using a slightly different set of headers where certain types are   
   >> defined, and then it might either give compiler messages that they   
   >> have to fix, or it show wrong results.   
   >   
   > That's not how I do it, and I don't think it's how most programmers do   
   > it.   
   >   
   > I know the rules well enough that I can usually write a correct format   
   > string in the first place.  If I make a mistake, gcc's warnings are a   
   > nice check.   
      
   I guess you've never used printf-family functions via the FFI of another   
   language!   
      
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