Hi, On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 02:13:38PM -0600, Evan Gates wrote: > Unfortunately POSIX specifies that printf(1)'s %b conversion specifier > interprets octal as \0ddd. IIRC that is why unescape uses 4 now. > That should probably be an argument that can be passed in or configurable > in some way so we can support that correctly. Or open an issue with > the Austin Group to ask about it (I haven't searched to see if one > already exists). > > https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/utilities/printf.html
uhmmmm, this is a bit weird. I suppose you are right and we need the additional parameter. Can you write the patch? Regards,