Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Reply-To: Cygwin List Message-Id: <6.1.0.6.0.20040607110917.0324fe78@pop.prospeed.net> X-Sender: Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 11:12:02 -0400 To: "Dave Korn" , "'Cygwin List'" From: Larry Hall Subject: RE: Thousands' grouping flag in printf() format string In-Reply-To: References: <6.1.0.6.0.20040605005926.03244668@pop.theworld.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 09:51 AM 6/7/2004, you wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Larry Hall >> Sent: 05 June 2004 06:01 >> To: Laszlo Ersek; cygwin > >> At 02:18 PM 6/4/2004, you wrote: >> >I'd like to ask whether there is any intention to implement >> the X/Open >> >extension ' (0x27) printf() format flag. (Numbered argument >> specifications >> >work (thanks to Jeff Johnston), and they are an X/Open >> extension too.) > >> The target for Cygwin is POSIX. That said, if someone were >> to submit a >> patch to support the construct you're looking for, I'm sure >> it would be >> thoughtfully considered (i.e. PTC ;-) ) > > > I thought we (TINW) use the newlib implementation of printf, don't we? So >this topic should really be redirected to the appropriate newlib list. > > (Where they'll probably say PTC anyway!) Yes, but that is a good point. Patches or further discussion of printf should go to the newlib list. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/