From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] snprint(), getfields() specification 
From: "rob pike" <rob@plan9.bell-labs.com>
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Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 13:56:46 -0400
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> would it not also avoid the proliferation of special interfaces for each possible
> routine that does formatting (including the ones users invent)?

yes it would. maybe i'll bite the bullet. sean dorward has been reworking
our print library; i'll talk to him about it.

-rob