** Description changed: - [ Impact ] + [Impact] Programs relying on the builtin printf function of bash stop working correctly when trying to format numbers with %f. - [ Test Plan ] + [Test Plan] - Run the following command, which currently returns "-nan" while it should return 52.12: - + Run the following command, which currently returns "-nan" while it + should return 52.12: + $ bash -c "printf %.2f 52.123" - [ Where problems could occur ] + [Where problems could occur] Unknown regressions in the formatting after applying the patch. - [ Original Bug Report ] + [Original Bug Report] As reported in the upstream Debian Linux: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1078556 Bash's builtin command "printf" has a grave functionality bug - fails to print the format like "%.2f .1". # bash --version GNU bash, version 5.2.32(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software; you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. # printf "%.2f\n" 0.1 nan As mentioned in the above URL, upstream's configure-strtold-check patch: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=1078556;filename=configure-strtold-check;msg=20
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