Re: printf %f bug (digits missing)

["J. Johnston" <jjohnstn at cygnus dot com>]

"J. Johnston" wrote:
> 
> Ulrich Jakobus wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am referring to my earlier bug report
> >    http://sources.redhat.com/ml/newlib/2000/msg00468.html
> > concering a newlib bug when using printf %f format, which I have
> > unfortunately sent to the wrong list (cygwin and not newlib), and
> > which was also sent between Christmas and New Year, perhaps then
> > not reaching the newlib maintainers.
> >
> > Since I have not seen any reaction on the list, I want to bring
> > this problem again to the attention of the newlib maintainers.
> > The whole problem description can be found under the link above.
> > I am, unfortunately, not familiar with the meaning of all the
> > variables (e.g. "ndig" in newlib/libc/stdio/vfprintf.c) and rather
> > resist the temptation to propose a fix myself having unknown side
> > effects (such as the fix which is responsible for this bug now).
> >
> > This specific bug was introduced with the newlib changes in the
> > patch
> >
> >    http://sources.redhat.com/ml/newlib/2000/msg00197.html
> >
> >    2000-08-16  Eric Fifer  <efifer@sanwaint.com>
> >    * libc/stdio/vfprintf.c (_vfprintf_r): suppress . with "%.0f", 0.1
> >
> > in August last year.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ulrich
> 
> I will look into it today.

Fix has been checked in.  Previous fix was missing a check for expt in
addition to ndig.

-- Jeff J.