[9fans] the futility of #plan9 on irc

[Russ Cox <russcox@gmail.com>]

it's like arguing with toothpaste.

exhibit a:

% cd /sys/src/libc/fmt; yesterday -d -0512 .
diff -n /n/dump/2005/0512/sys/src/libc/fmt /sys/src/libc/fmt
diff -n /n/dump/2005/0512/sys/src/libc/fmt/dofmt.c /sys/src/libc/fmt/dofmt.c
/n/dump/2005/0512/sys/src/libc/fmt/dofmt.c:315 a /sys/src/libc/fmt/dofmt.c:316
> 	uintptr pu;
/n/dump/2005/0512/sys/src/libc/fmt/dofmt.c:324 c
/sys/src/libc/fmt/dofmt.c:325,330
< 		u = (ulong)va_arg(f->args, void*);
---
> 		pu = va_arg(f->args, uintptr);
> 		if(sizeof(uintptr) == sizeof(uvlong)){
> 			vu = pu;
> 			isv = 1;
> 		}else
> 			u = pu;
% 

exhibit b:

On 5/14/05, 9trouble@plan9.bell-labs.com <9trouble@plan9.bell-labs.com> wrote:
> 1. <u.h> now includes a definition for uintptr, which we define
> to be an integer of the same width as a pointer.  Pointers and
> uintptrs should be printed using %p.

exhibit c: (weekend irc log for #plan9)

Major-Wi  :yup
          :seems like jmk has btoken fmtinstall()
          :as well

...

uriel     :oh, I fucking love it, latest changes to fmt stuff
          are by jmk, without comments, of course, so who knows
          what the fuck he did! marvelous

noselasd  :history/diff :-)

uriel     :noselasd: yes, but _why_

Major-Wi  :what a bitch
          :i know what jmk did
          :he added reentrancy for threads

uriel     :Major-Willard: 'fuck up'?
          :Major-Willard: oh, reentancy for threads?! Oh holy
          dear mother!