[src/trunk]: src/lib/libc/stdio Mention the recommended usage of inttypes(3) ...

[jruoho <jruoho%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/6a5bf891737a
branches:  trunk
changeset: 753253:6a5bf891737a
user:      jruoho <jruoho%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sun Mar 21 19:55:19 2010 +0000

description:
Mention the recommended usage of inttypes(3) when applicable.

diffstat:

 lib/libc/stdio/printf.3 |  12 ++++++++++--
 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diffs (33 lines):

diff -r b515155af8a2 -r 6a5bf891737a lib/libc/stdio/printf.3
--- a/lib/libc/stdio/printf.3   Sun Mar 21 19:53:52 2010 +0000
+++ b/lib/libc/stdio/printf.3   Sun Mar 21 19:55:19 2010 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: printf.3,v 1.49 2009/04/09 00:04:34 joerg Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: printf.3,v 1.50 2010/03/21 19:55:19 jruoho Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, 1993
 .\"    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)printf.3   8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
 .\"
-.Dd December 16, 2008
+.Dd March 21, 2010
 .Dt PRINTF 3
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -383,6 +383,14 @@
 equivalent in size to a
 .Vt size_t .
 .Pp
+Note:
+if the standard integer types described in
+.Xr stdint 3
+are used, it is recommended that the predefined format string specifier
+macros are used when possible.
+These are further described in
+.Xr inttypes 3 .
+.Pp
 The following length modifier is valid for the
 .Cm a ,
 .Cm A ,