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Subject: Re: [9fans] libfmt port
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From: "Russ Cox" <rsc@swtch.com>
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Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:47:48 -0500
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> 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