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diff --git a/HACKING.md b/HACKING.md index dde70bc8d..5594562db 100644 --- a/HACKING.md +++ b/HACKING.md @@ -356,3 +356,8 @@ for more details. compiler-specific flags to make files directly, as many of them are specific to one compiler and will cause the build to fail when using another. + + +* printf(3) format strings containing "%m" should only be used in + system specific code for systems which actually support "%m", like + Linux/glibc or FreeBSD. MacOSX for example does NOT support "%m". |