NightStrike writes: > On 12/3/07, Andrew Haley <aph@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > NightStrike writes: > > > When I compile gcc to target x86_64-pc-mingw32 using either > > > x86_64-pc-linux (FC8) or i686-pc-linux (Gentoo) as the build/host > > > systems, I see a large number of warnings that are all similar to: > > > > > > ../../gcc/gcc/builtins.c: In function 'expand_builtin': > > > ../../gcc/gcc/builtins.c:6292: warning: unknown conversion type > > > character 'K' in format > > > ../../gcc/gcc/builtins.c:6292: warning: too many arguments for format > > > ../../gcc/gcc/builtins.c:6298: warning: unknown conversion type > > > character 'K' in format > > > ../../gcc/gcc/builtins.c:6298: warning: too many arguments for format > > > > > > > > > Any idea on the cause of these? > > > > It means that someone is using "%K" in a printf string, but gcc > > doesn't know what "%K" means in a printf string. I don't think it > > matters. > > Why doesn't it matter? Doesn't that mean that the printf statement > won't work as intended? No, not at all. gcc checks printf strings for consistency; gcc is just saying it doesn't understand "%K", so it can't check it. But gcc can't know what happens at runtime. Andrew. -- Red Hat UK Ltd, Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, UK Registered in England and Wales No. 3798903
