Hello, On Sat, Dec 15, 2001 at 05:35:49PM +0100, Falk Hueffner wrote: > "Steve M. Robbins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Hi, > > > > I'd like to understand why coin failed to build on alpha > > > > http://buildd.debian.org/fetch.php?&pkg=coin&ver=1.0.1-1&arch=alpha&stamp=1008211606&file=log&as=raw > > It misdetects vsnprintf. It tries to compile > > (void)vsnprintf(0L, 0, 0L, 0L); > > which yields > > conversion from `long int' to non-scalar type `__gnuc_va_list' > requested > > A correct test would be: > > #include <stdarg.h> > va_list args; > (void) vsnprintf(NULL, (size_t) 0, NULL, args); > > Falk
Thanks very much Falk! Lars: there is also a macro for vsnprintf() at http://ac-archive.sourceforge.net/C_Support/ac_func_vsnprintf.html that you might consider snarfing. -Steve -- by Rocket to the Moon, by Airplane to the Rocket, by Taxi to the Airport, by Frontdoor to the Taxi, by throwing back the blanket and laying down the legs ... - They Might Be Giants
