Hash :
9d916bc0
Author :
Date :
2011-04-30T14:53:35
New modules 'vfscanf', 'vscanf'. * modules/vfscanf: New file. * modules/vscanf: New file. * m4/stdio_h.m4 (gl_STDIO_H): Don't set GNULIB_VFSCANF, GNULIB_VSCANF here. * doc/posix-functions/vfscanf.texi: Mention module 'vfscanf'. * doc/posix-functions/vscanf.texi: Mention module 'vscanf'.
@node vfscanf
@section @code{vfscanf}
@findex vfscanf
POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/vfscanf.html}
Gnulib module: vfscanf, nonblocking
Portability problems fixed by Gnulib module @code{vfscanf}, together with module @code{nonblocking}:
@itemize
@item
When reading from a non-blocking pipe whose buffer is empty, this function
fails with @code{errno} being set to @code{EINVAL} instead of @code{EAGAIN} on
some platforms:
mingw.
@end itemize
Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
This function is missing on some platforms:
AIX 4.3.2, IRIX 6.5, OSF/1 5.1, Solaris 8, Interix 3.5.
@item
On Windows platforms (excluding Cygwin), this function does not set @code{errno}
upon failure.
@item
On Windows, this function doesn't support the @code{hh}, @code{ll}, @code{j},
@code{t}, @code{z} size specifiers.
@end itemize