Subject: bin/17635: bugs in printf command
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <dsl@l8s.so.uk>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 07/18/2002 14:50:39
>Number: 17635
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: bugs in printf command
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: bin-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Thu Jul 18 06:50:00 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: David Laight
>Release: NetBSD 1.6D
>Organization:
none
>Environment:
System: NetBSD snowdrop 1.6D NetBSD 1.6D (GENERIC) #31: Wed Jul 17 12:21:51 BST 2002
dsl@snowdrop:/oldroot/usr/bsd-current/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
There are many bugs in printf including failure to support:
printf '%2b\n" string
printf '%*d\n" 0 1
The fact that it should be a builtin for 'sh'.
There are also errors in the man page - eg suggesting that %4.s
should be the same as %4s not %4.0s.
I've also added a '%B' format that does the 'reverse of' %b.
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
Fixes on http://www.btinternet.com/~david.laight/netbsd/printf/
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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