@node ecvt
@section @code{ecvt}
@findex ecvt

POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/ecvt.html}

Gnulib module: ---

Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@end itemize

Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
This function is missing on some platforms:
FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 5.0.
@item
This function is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX.  Better use @code{sprintf}
instead.
@end itemize