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diff --git a/manual/stdio.texi b/manual/stdio.texi index 379f003b3f..bbd3061bab 100644 --- a/manual/stdio.texi +++ b/manual/stdio.texi @@ -2962,7 +2962,11 @@ The facilities of this section are declared in the header file @strong{Portability Note:} The ability to extend the syntax of @code{printf} template strings is a GNU extension. ISO standard C has -nothing similar. +nothing similar. When using the GNU C compiler or any other compiler +that interprets calls to standard I/O functions according to the rules +of the language standard it is necessary to disable such handling by +the appropriate compiler option. Otherwise the behavior of a program +that relies on the extension is undefined. @node Registering New Conversions @subsection Registering New Conversions @@ -3016,9 +3020,13 @@ function when this format specifier appears in the format string. The return value is @code{0} on success, and @code{-1} on failure (which occurs if @var{spec} is out of range). -You can redefine the standard output conversions, but this is probably -not a good idea because of the potential for confusion. Library routines -written by other people could break if you do this. +@strong{Portability Note:} It is possible to redefine the standard output +conversions but doing so is strongly discouraged because it may interfere +with the behavior of programs and compiler implementations that assume +the effects of the conversions conform to the relevant language standards. +In addition, conforming compilers need not guarantee that the function +registered for a standard conversion will be called for each such +conversion in every format string in a program. @end deftypefun @node Conversion Specifier Options |