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From: Thomas Demmer <demmer AT LSTM DOT Ruhr-UNI-Bochum DOT De>
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Subject: Re: Why doesnt this work!
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 10:59:48 +0100
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Erik Max Francis wrote:

> The second problem was that of using printf in this manner.  The compiler has
> no way of knowing that the first parameter to the variable argument list is
> _supposed to be_ a float (it has the %f format specifier), when in actuality
> it is of integral type.  This is a Bad Thing.
> 
Just say  gcc -Wall (a little less will do, too, check the docs) and
the compiler will tell you a bunch of things you did wrong.
A brilliant switch for native speakers of PASCAL, like me ;-)

Ciao
Tom



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