--- b/cut-n-paste/synctex/synctex_parser_utils.c
+++ a/cut-n-paste/synctex/synctex_parser_utils.c
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@
 #   include <syslog.h>
 #endif
 
+int _synctex_log(int level, const char * prompt, const char * reason,va_list arg);
-int _synctex_error(const char * reason, ...) __attribute__((__format__ (__printf__, 1, 2)));
-int _synctex_log(int level, const char * prompt, const char * reason, va_list arg) __attribute__((__format__ (__printf__, 3, 0)));
 
 int _synctex_log(int level, const char * prompt, const char * reason,va_list arg) {
 	int result;