- if (p >= last - 24) { yield = FALSE; goto END_FORMAT; }
- strncpy(newformat, item_start, fp - item_start);
- newformat[fp - item_start] = 0;
- p += sprintf(CS p, newformat, va_arg(ap, void *));
+ {
+ void * ptr;
+ if (p >= last - 24) { yield = FALSE; goto END_FORMAT; }
+ /* sprintf() saying "(nil)" for a null pointer seems unreliable.
+ Handle it explicitly. */
+ if ((ptr = va_arg(ap, void *)))
+ {
+ strncpy(newformat, item_start, fp - item_start);
+ newformat[fp - item_start] = 0;
+ p += sprintf(CS p, newformat, ptr);
+ }
+ else
+ p += sprintf(CS p, "(nil)");
+ }