Re: g_print vs printf

[Owen Taylor <otaylor redhat com>]

Peter Jay Salzman <p dirac org> writes:

> i'm curious why gtk replaced printf with g_print as a printing function.
>
> does it help portability?   isn't printf standardized by ANSI?

No portability improvements. The main advantage of g_print() is that it
can be redirected using:

  GPrintFunc g_set_print_handler (GPrintFunc func);

Also, for a quick debug printf saves you from having to go up to the top
of your program and #include <stdio.h>

But if you actually want to print to standard out as the output of your
program, I'd advise using printf().

Regards,
                                               Owen