Re: [avr-gcc-list] scanf and __fmt string

[Dave N6NZ]

Second link in google for 'scanf':

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanf

But... if my experience is a guide, you will be sorry you ever heard of 
scanf.  It's not a very robust way to parse input.

-dave

Roger Furer wrote:
> Aloha from Honolulu,
> I'm trying to use scanf in a program and reading about it I found that 
> it is supposed to reference __fmt string, which is supposed to reside in 
> program memory.  I spent a coup[le of hours with Google and the AVR-libc 
> reference, but could find no other information on __fmt string.  Can 
> someone explain it to me?  How is it composed and where would it reside?
> Thanks Very Much,
> Roger Furer
>
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