> Hi,
>
> This patch adds function attributes to sprintf() and snprintf() so the
> compiler can catch formatting errors at compile time. Patch is against
> 2.4.13-ac8, but it should apply cleanly against 2.4.14 as well.
This is done inside gcc as sprintf/snprintf/vsnprintf etc. are all
standard symbols so gcc automatically adds the attributes for them.
In gcc 3.x it's all done in gcc/builtin-attrs.def
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