Re: [Boost-Users] BOOST_NO_SWPRINTF defined for VC++ 6.0

From: John Maddock (john_maddock_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-03-23 07:29:03

The VC6 version of swprintf is non-conforming, the sig should be

int swprintf(wchar_t*, size_t, wchar_t*,...);

but MS provides:

int swprintf(wchar_t*, wchar_t*,...);

> Why is BOOST_NO_SWPRINTF defined for VC++ 6.0 in the
> config\compiler\visualc.hpp ? There most certainly is a swprintf in the
> header files. Is there something wrong with it in VC6 ? If I can't use
> it in some Boost code which I am modifying slightly for my own purpose,
> is there something else I can use ?
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