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+//===========================================================================
+//
+//      vsscanf.cxx
+//
+//      ANSI Stdio vsscanf() function
+//
+//===========================================================================
+//####COPYRIGHTBEGIN####
+//
+// -------------------------------------------
+// The contents of this file are subject to the Cygnus eCos Public License
+// Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+// compliance with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ecos
+// 
+// Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+// basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
+// License for the specific language governing rights and limitations under
+// the License.
+// 
+// The Original Code is eCos - Embedded Cygnus Operating System, released
+// September 30, 1998.
+// 
+// The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Cygnus.  Portions created
+// by Cygnus are Copyright (C) 1998 Cygnus Solutions.  All Rights Reserved.
+// -------------------------------------------
+//
+//####COPYRIGHTEND####
+//===========================================================================
+//#####DESCRIPTIONBEGIN####
+//
+// Author(s):   jlarmour
+// Contributors:  jlarmour@cygnus.co.uk
+// Date:        1998-02-13
+// Purpose:     
+// Description: 
+// Usage:       
+//
+//####DESCRIPTIONEND####
+//
+//===========================================================================
+
+// CONFIGURATION
+
+#include <pkgconf/libc.h>   // Configuration header
+
+// Include the C library? And do we want the stdio stuff?
+#if defined(CYGPKG_LIBC) && defined(CYGPKG_LIBC_STDIO)
+
+// INCLUDES
+
+#include <cyg/infra/cyg_type.h>     // Common project-wide type definitions
+#include <stddef.h>                 // NULL and size_t from compiler
+#include <stdio.h>                  // header for this file
+#include <errno.h>                  // error codes
+#include <cyg/devs/common/table.h>  // Device table stuff
+#include <cyg/devs/common/iorb.h>   // IORBs
+#include "clibincl/stdiosupp.hxx"   // Support functions for stdio
+#include "clibincl/stream.hxx"      // Cyg_StdioStream
+
+
+// EXPORTED SYMBOLS
+
+externC int
+vsscanf( const char *, const char *, va_list )
+    CYGPRI_LIBC_WEAK_ALIAS("_vsscanf");
+
+// FUNCTIONS
+
+static Cyg_ErrNo
+str_read( CYG_ADDRWORD cookie, Cyg_IORB *iorb )
+{
+    cyg_uint8 **str_p = (cyg_uint8 **) cookie;
+    cyg_ucount32 i;
+
+    // we set *str_p to NULL further down when the string has finished being
+    // read
+    if (*str_p == NULL)
+    {
+        iorb->xferred_length = 0;
+        return ENOERR;
+    } // if
+
+    // I suspect most strings passed to sprintf will be relatively short,
+    // so we just take the simple approach rather than have the overhead
+    // of calling memcpy etc.
+
+    // copy string until run out of user space, or we reach its end
+    for (i=0; (i < iorb->buffer_length) ; ++i)
+    {
+        *((char *)iorb->buffer + i) = **str_p;
+
+        if (**str_p == '\0')
+        {
+            *str_p = NULL;
+            ++i;
+            break;
+        } // if
+
+        ++(*str_p);
+    } // for
+
+    iorb->xferred_length = i;
+
+    return ENOERR;
+    
+} // str_read()
+
+
+externC int
+_vsscanf( const char *s, const char *format, va_list arg )
+{
+    // construct a fake device with the address of the string we've
+    // been passed as its private data. This way we can use the data
+    // directly
+    struct Cyg_Device_Table_t strdev = { "strdev",
+                                         (CYG_ADDRWORD) &s,
+                                         NULL,       // open
+                                         NULL,       // read_cancel
+                                         NULL,       // write_cancel
+                                         &str_read,  // read_blocking
+                                         NULL,       // write_blocking
+                                         NULL,       // read_asynchronous
+                                         NULL,       // write_asynchronous
+                                         NULL,       // close
+                                         0 };        // ioctl
+    Cyg_StdioStream my_stream( &strdev, Cyg_StdioStream::CYG_STREAM_READ,
+                               false, false, _IONBF, 0, NULL );
+    
+    return _vfscanf( (FILE *)&my_stream, format, arg );
+
+} // _vsscanf()
+
+#endif // if defined(CYGPKG_LIBC) && defined(CYGPKG_LIBC_STDIO)
+
+// EOF vsscanf.cxx