On Fri, Nov 29, 2019 at 2:09 PM Markus Elfring <[email protected]>
wrote:
> > so, that suggestion works the same as my previous shared statement.
>
> I suggest to take another look at presented implementation details.
>
>
I did it, even digging the grammar and ALL samples and didn't find anything
similar to handle format strings with multiple parameters as mentioned.
>
> > but, only for calls like: *my_printf("%s", h1.name);*,
>
> I limited my suggestion intentionally.
>
>
> > not for *my_printf("%d here also, tt=%s | %s and %m\n", id, h2->name,
> h2->name, s2);*
>
> Such a function call is using more parameters. Would you get into
> the mood then to specify additional metavariables in SmPL script variants?
>
>
I can't because the calls around the code have different uses with
different variants.
> > so, I am not sure if Coccinelle is able to do that.
>
> I hope that more useful data processing for format strings will become
> supported by the semantic patch language.
> Yesterday an information was given that another functionality is also
> work in progress.
>
Interesting.
>
> > I've read all samples available in the Kernel and Coccinelle repo's
>
> I find such information interesting and promising.
>
>
> > and I didn't see any similar case.
>
> This observation can be fine.
> How often do you fiddle with source code transformations around
> format strings?
>
>
Well, I've used it before but for me, it is the first "complex" case that I
am working on. even I still digging trying to figure out how to do that but
I still not sure if the Coccelinne is capable to do that yes or no.
>
> > I think that if Julia Lawall don't know, No one in the world knows.
>
> Such an impression can occur. - But I would like to point further
> possibilities out for desired knowledge distribution.
>
> * Would you like to contact any more related developers?
* How do you think about to improve your own expertise
> (around the discussed free software) in any ways?
>
> Regards,
> Markus
>
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