http://sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-glibc/2003-08/msg00087.html

From: Gernot Hillier <gernot dot hillier at siemens dot com>
Organization: Siemens AG
To: Jeffrey Bedard <jefbed at e-list dot net>, bug-glibc at gnu dot org
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 08:50:03 +0200
References: <3F3D0899.6020004@e-list.net>
Message-Id: <200308180850.03431.gernot.hillier@siemens.com>
Subject: Re: Build Fails with gcc 3.3.1
X-BeenThere: bug-glibc@gnu.org

Hi!

Am Freitag, 15. August 2003 18:21 schrieb Jeffrey Bedard:
> gcc sscanf.c -c -std=gnu99 -O2 -Wall -Winline -Wstrict-prototypes
[...]
> sscanf.c:31: warning: conflicting types for built-in function `sscanf'
> sscanf.c: In function `sscanf':
> sscanf.c:37: error: `va_start' used in function with fixed args
> .../stdio-common/_itoa.h: At top level:
> .../stdio-common/_itoa.h:40: warning: inlining failed in call to
> `_itoa_word' .../stdio-common/_itoa.h:76: warning: called from here
> make[2]: ***
> [/home/jefbed/src/packages/glibc-build/stdio-common/sscanf.o] Error 1

You can find the fitting patch in the glibc CVS. You have to replace some 
function headers. 

I created a patch for glibc-2.2.5 for the same reason. I don't know if it 
applies cleanly, but if not it should at least show you what to do...

-- 
Bye,

Gernot Hillier
Siemens AG




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diff -ur glibc-2.2.5.orig/stdio-common/sprintf.c glibc-2.2.5/stdio-common/sprintf.c
--- glibc-2.2.5.orig/stdio-common/sprintf.c	2001-07-06 06:55:41.000000000 +0200
+++ glibc-2.2.5/stdio-common/sprintf.c	2003-08-11 13:25:48.000000000 +0200
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@
 /* Write formatted output into S, according to the format string FORMAT.  */
 /* VARARGS2 */
 int
-sprintf (s, format)
-     char *s;
-     const char *format;
+sprintf (char *s, const char *format,...)
 {
   va_list arg;
   int done;
Only in glibc-2.2.5/stdio-common: sprintf.c.orig
Only in glibc-2.2.5/stdio-common: sprintf.c.rej
diff -ur glibc-2.2.5.orig/stdio-common/sscanf.c glibc-2.2.5/stdio-common/sscanf.c
--- glibc-2.2.5.orig/stdio-common/sscanf.c	2001-07-06 06:55:41.000000000 +0200
+++ glibc-2.2.5/stdio-common/sscanf.c	2003-08-11 13:27:58.000000000 +0200
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@
 /* Read formatted input from S, according to the format string FORMAT.  */
 /* VARARGS2 */
 int
-sscanf (s, format)
-     const char *s;
-     const char *format;
+sscanf (const char *s, const char *format,...)
 {
   va_list arg;
   int done;