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List:       openbsd-bugs
Subject:    Re: system/4419: math for ksh doesn't understand 08
From:       Mats O Jansson <maja () cntw ! com>
Date:       2005-07-31 23:05:02
Message-ID: 200507312305.j6VN52Ss010256 () cvs ! openbsd ! org
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The following reply was made to PR system/4419; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Mats O Jansson <maja@cntw.com>
To: Han Boetes <han@mijncomputer.nl>
Cc: gnats@openbsd.org, GNATS Filer <gnats@cvs.openbsd.org>,
        bugs@cvs.openbsd.org
Subject: Re: system/4419: math for ksh doesn't understand 08
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 00:54:58 +0200 (MET DST)

 Leading 0 seems to sugest octal. check 77 and 077 which will result in
 76 and 62.
 
 -moj
 
 On 31 Jul 2005, Han Boetes wrote:
 
 > >Number:         4419
 > >Category:       system
 > >Synopsis:       math for ksh doesn't understand 08
 > >Confidential:   yes
 > >Severity:       critical
 > >Priority:       high
 > >Responsible:    bugs
 > >State:          open
 > >Quarter:        
 > >Keywords:       
 > >Date-Required:
 > >Class:          sw-bug
 > >Submitter-Id:   net
 > >Arrival-Date:   Sun Jul 31 22:30:01 GMT 2005
 > >Closed-Date:
 > >Last-Modified:
 > >Originator:     
 > >Release:        latest snapshot 31-07-05
 > >Organization:
 > net
 > >Environment:
 > 	
 > 	System      : OpenBSD 3.7
 > 	Architecture: OpenBSD.i386
 > 	Machine     : i386
 > >Description:
 > 
 > 	$ echo $((8-1))
 > 	7
 > 	$ echo $((08-1))
 > 	ksh: 08-1: bad number `08'
 > 
 > 
 > 	
 > >How-To-Repeat:
 > 	press ctrl-p and then ctrl-m
 > 	
 > >Fix:
 > 	unknown
 > 
 > 
 > >Release-Note:
 > >Audit-Trail:
 > >Unformatted:

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