>> Keeping trying to build master branch using VS 2012. In the very start
>> of building following error appears:
>>
>> d:\myprogram\openssl\crypto\cryptlib.c(313) : error C2220: warning
>> treated as error - no 'object' file generated
>> d:\myprogram\openssl\crypto\cryptlib.c(313) : warning C4700:
>> uninitialized local  variable 'fmt' used
>>
>> This is a piece of code near cryptlib.c(313)
>>
>> void OPENSSL_showfatal (const char *fmta,...)
>> { va_list ap;
>>   TCHAR buf[256];
>>   const TCHAR *fmt;
>> #ifdef STD_ERROR_HANDLE /* what a dirty trick! */
>>   HANDLE h;
>>
>>     if ((h=GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE)) != NULL &&
>>         GetFileType(h)!=FILE_TYPE_UNKNOWN)
>>     {   /* must be console application */
>>         int   len;
>>         DWORD out;
>>
>>         va_start (ap,fmta);
>>         len=_vsnprintf((char *)buf,sizeof(buf),fmt,ap);
>>         WriteFile(h,buf,len<0?sizeof(buf):(DWORD)len,&out,NULL);
>>         va_end (ap);
>>         return;
>>     }
>> #endif
>>
>>     if (sizeof(TCHAR)==sizeof(char))
>>         fmt=(const TCHAR *)fmta;
>>     else do // convert codepage
>>
>> and I think that part enclosed by STD_ERROR_HANDLE defines should go
>> after initialization of fmt variable.
>>
>> Best regards, Anton Malov.
> 
> Actually I do not understand why can't be the buffer just printed to
> stderr since h=GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE) is used only for
> checking console mode i.e. stderr presence.

Because reference to stderr is not desired.
http://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=99cda4376e75382f2b585bcb569080a225273e49
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