> sscanf manpages is much improved; thanks for that. I note a missing
> period:
>
> flex To include a close bracket in the set, make it the first
> ^^^
Good spotting -- consequence of an older formatting error.
Fixed for 2.23.
> Also, you might consider adding a (third) instance of "whichever
> happens/occurs first":
>
> in) set or when the field width runs out.
> , whichever happens first.
I think it isn't really needed.
> Additionally, I would like to tweak the phrasing of the return value,
> again.
>
> The value EOF is returned if the end of input is reached
> before the first successful conversion or matching failure
> occurs. EOF is also
>
> If I understand correctly:
>
> EOF is returned if the end of input is reached before the first
> sucessful onversion, or before a matching failure or occurs.
> ^^^^^^^^
>
> Without this word, it isn't clear that all matching failures won't
> return EOF. This is not what happens; a matching failure results in
> returning with a value smaller than than count of requested
> assignments.
This feels nit-picky ;-). Nevertheless, I rewrote as
EOF is returned if the end of input is reached before either
the first sucessful onversion or a matching failure or occurs.
Cheers,
Michael
PS Please close this report.
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