diagnostic.c (v_message_with_decl): Use .* format specifier instead of building…

diagnostic.c (v_message_with_decl): Use .* format specifier instead of building the format specifier width manually.

       * diagnostic.c (v_message_with_decl): Use .* format specifier
       instead of building the format specifier width manually.

From-SVN: r31101

gcc/ChangeLog

 1999-12-27  Kaveh R. Ghazi  <ghazi@caip.rutgers.edu>
 
+	* diagnostic.c (v_message_with_decl): Use .* format specifier
+	instead of building the format specifier width manually.
+
 	* system.h (strsignal): Don't check HAVE_STRSIGNAL when
 	determining whether to provide a prototype.  Remove the
 	sys_siglist clause in the conditional.

gcc/diagnostic.c

@@ -198,14 +198,7 @@ v_message_with_decl (decl, warn, msgid, ap)
     }
 
   if (p > _(msgid))			/* Print the left-hand substring.  */
-    {
-      char fmt[sizeof "%.255s"];
-      long width = p - _(msgid);
-             
-      if (width > 255L) width = 255L;	/* arbitrary */
-      sprintf (fmt, "%%.%lds", width);
-      fprintf (stderr, fmt, _(msgid));
-    }
+    fprintf (stderr, "%.*s", (int)(p - _(msgid)), _(msgid));
 
   if (*p == '%')		/* Print the name.  */
     {