http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54591
Bug #: 54591 Summary: sscanf format no more working Classification: Unclassified Product: gcc Version: 4.7.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: critical Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: temp78...@mutluit.com sscanf no more working, it was ok in prev. versions: #include <cstdio> #include <cstdlib> int main() { const char* psz = " PROTO=TCP SPT=6004 DPT=26532 "; char szProto[256] = ""; unsigned short usSrcPort = 0, usDstPort = 0; const int c = sscanf(psz, " PROTO=%255[^ \t\n]s SPT=%hu DPT=%hu", szProto, &usSrcPort, &usDstPort); printf("%s\n", c == 3 ? "OK" : "ERROR"); //... return 0; } It fills only the first field --> c=1 --> ERROR This code was working fine in prev. compiler versions. # g++ -v Using built-in specs. COLLECT_GCC=g++ COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.7/lto-wrapper Target: x86_64-linux-gnu Configured with: ../src/configure -v --with-pkgversion='Debian 4.7.1-2' --with-bugurl=file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-4.7/README.Bugs --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --prefix=/usr --program-suffix=-4.7 --enable-shared --enable-linker-build-id --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.7 --libdir=/usr/lib --enable-nls --with-sysroot=/ --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-plugin --enable-objc-gc --with-arch-32=i586 --with-tune=generic --enable-checking=release --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu Thread model: posix gcc version 4.7.1 (Debian 4.7.1-2)