+#define IS_DEVICE(mode) (S_ISCHR(mode) || S_ISBLK(mode) || S_ISSOCK(mode) || S_ISFIFO(mode))
+
+/* Initial mask on permissions given to temporary files. Mask off setuid
+ bits and group access because of potential race-condition security
+ holes, and mask other access because mode 707 is bizarre */
+#define INITPERMMASK 0700
+
+/* handler for null strings in printf format */
+#define NS(s) ((s)?(s):"<NULL>")
+
+/* use magic gcc attributes to catch format errors */
+ void rprintf(int , const char *, ...)
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+ __attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)))