> > Which algorithm will become sufficient for your data processing needs > > around the usage of functions with variadic arguments because of format > > strings? > > Actually, I really didn't get why you're asking about that.
I suggest to take another look at affected software aspects. > because we are talking about X and you're asking for Y. I presented another approach to tackle your use case. > the point is because I am studying about the Coccinelle This is nice. > and I am just trying to figure out if the tool could detect "%s" > called with "mydata->name" and then replace by "%m" and remove the "->name" It can be achieved for such format string parameters. But I hope that the software development attention will grow for the handling of multiple data conversions for several arguments. > But, I've read again the other samples and the documentation. > therefore, I didn't figure out how it should be. Would you like to help to improve this area also for your needs? > btw, thank you Julia for the suggestion performing the > /Ocalm/make_expr/replace/. > (Due to something wrong with the Coccinelle distributed by Brew/Osx. > I just rewrote your sample using Python and the result was the same. Both programming languages can perform string replacements as usual. > But, I can't just replace all "%s" by "%m". Will you become aware of more temporary software limitations because mentioned implementation details can refer also to work in progress? > As I said, it should be only if the "%s" was declared to use "mydata->name". Such a requirement seems to be clear. > so, I still fighting yet. Can it be that your design imaginations are too limited for the discussed use case so far? How do you think about to develop a few corresponding SmPL script variants which can handle more concrete function calls besides searching for a solution according to the desired general source code transformation? Regards, Markus _______________________________________________ Cocci mailing list [email protected] https://systeme.lip6.fr/mailman/listinfo/cocci
