Re: [Caml-list] printf and scanf

[jmarant@nerim.net (Jérôme Marant)]

Pixel <pixel@mandrakesoft.com> writes:

> this only shows that " %2$s %1$d" is not a valid translation of " %s %d",
> since they do not have the same type, and would fail at runtime (using this in
> C would give you a segfault).
>
> " %2$d %1$s" with type "string -> int" is a valid translation of " %s %d"
>
> this means that not checking the translations could lead to a hole in the type
> system, and so printf must be prepared to detect type errors (which it
> currently does :)

  Hmm, you're correct, I was mistaken. Perhaps I should reead the sprintf manpage.
  But it doesn't have the feature anyway.

  Regards,

-- 
Jérôme Marant

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