Re: [9fans] libfmt port

Re: [9fans] libfmt port

[Russ Cox]

> I really wish the libfmt port should use Plan 9 conventions for 'u',
> and not unix ones.  I wouldn't be using it in the first place if I cared
> about unix compatability, especially when using or porting Plan 9 code!
>
> For example,
> libdraw/stringwidth.c:43:                          fprint(2, "stringwidth: bad character set for
> rune 0x%.4ux in %s\n", rune, name);

I believe the original intent was to match all the Unix semantics
so that Unix users could adopt it in their programs without needing
to learn the slight differences.  I still think that's an admirable
goal.

What you want is a one-line change in fmt.c -- I even marked the line for you.
When I'm using libfmt as part of the Plan 9 porting environment,
I make the change.

Russ

[9fans] libfmt port

[Scott Schwartz]

I really wish the libfmt port should use Plan 9 conventions for 'u',
and not unix ones.  I wouldn't be using it in the first place if I cared
about unix compatability, especially when using or porting Plan 9 code!

For example,
libdraw/stringwidth.c:43:                          fprint(2, "stringwidth: bad character set for rune 0x%.4ux in %s\n", rune, name);