Re: trivial: make comment about vs{n,cn,}printf more understandable

[Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>]

On Tue, 2010-11-23 at 21:04 -0600, Milton Miller wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 at about 16:12:45 -0000, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> > 
> > "You probably want ... instead." sounds like a recommendation better
> > not to use the v... functions.
> > 
> 
> Which is true, if you dont' have a va_list its hard to get them.
> But I do get your point.
> 
> >   * the @buf not including the trailing '\0'. If @size is <= 0 the function
> >   * returns 0.
> >   *
> > - * Call this function if you are already dealing with a va_list.
> > - * You probably want scnprintf() instead.
> > + * If you're not already dealing with a va_list better use scnprintf().
> 
> That doesn't flow off my (mid-western usa) tounge.
> 
> How about
>  * Call this function if you are already dealing with a va_list.
>  * Otherwise you probably want to use scnprintf().

This is closer to what he asked us on IRC ;-)

But a "do X if Y" is more perl syntax than English (IMHO).


> 
> Alternatively,
>  * If you're not already dealing with a va_list consider scnprintf().

This isn't bad. My recommendation I gave him was:

 * If you are already dealing with a va_list, then call this function.
 * Otherwise you probably want to use scnprintf()

But my upstate NY tongue may not be the best judgment here.

-- Steve

"When people ask me what language my mother tongue is, I simply reply 'C'"