Re: [MacPerl] Strange time output

[Chris Nandor <pudge@pobox.com>]

At 11.22 -0500 2000.01.12, Ronald J Kimball wrote:
>On Wed, Jan 12, 2000 at 11:10:58AM -0500, Chris Nandor wrote:
>> At 10.50 -0500 2000.01.12, Ronald J Kimball wrote:
>> >More recent Perl documentation (not what comes with MacPerl) provides
>> >details on sprintf.
>>
>> Which version?  I am looking at the perl5.00503 docs, and it really isn't
>> very clear for someone who doesn't already know how sprintf works.
>
>Well, I didn't say it was clear.  :)  It does list all the conversions and
>flags, but it still expects the user to read C's sprintf manpage to
>understand exactly what is going on.  That is, of course, a problem for
>users that don't have C's sprintf manpage.

Yes, and that is the point.  The perl docs should not depend on external
manpages for something as widely used as sprintf.  I know, I know, patches
welcome.  :)

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