On Jun 21, 2005, at 1:07 PM, Bill Studenmund wrote:

> Yes, it is impossible to differentiate between code printf()ing a NULL
> pointer and printf()ing "(null)". I however fail to see what that
> contributes to the discussion. Please explain.

My point is that in many of the cases you're arguing for, the "help"  
provided by libc isn't something you could even rely on.

-- thorpej