Source code of the standard library functions...

Hi,

Is it possible to view the source code of the standard c library functions? Like viewing the source code of printf() would be cool. IF so, how to do it?

thnx

I don't know this, but I assume that the source code for your compiler is actually a mix of macros and assembly. Most of the stuff can be implemented in C, but it's just a need for speed kinda thing. Still, the source is out there... I think that DJGPP is open source.

How printf works is something of a special case, since it uses a variable length argument list.

Understanding how the functions work is something that I think K&R covers quite well. In fact, it has some interesting implementations at the end (fopen, getc, malloc, &ct).

Yes, you can view the source code of the standard C library functions. GCC is open source, the source code can be downloaded from gcc.gnu.org.