tags 444883 +pending thanks On Thu, Sep 20, 2007 at 11:39:12PM +0200, David Härdeman wrote: > Package: uuid-dev > Version: 1.2-1.40.2-1 > Severity: minor > > The uuid_unparse manpage says: > > "The uuid_unparse function converts the supplied UUID uu from the > binary representation into a 36-byte string (plus tailing ’\0’) of the > form 1b4e28ba-2fa1-11d2-883f-b9a76" > > The uuid example given is not 36 bytes which is a bit confusing :)
Thanks for pointing this out! I've checked in a fix into the e2fsprogs git repository to address this bug. - Ted commit daecda1cad1205d6697086e8a190d35eb3f6950f Author: Theodore Ts'o <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat Dec 15 21:13:42 2007 -0500 Fix uuid_unparse man page to give a correct example UUID output string Addresses-Debian-Bug: #444883 Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> diff --git a/lib/uuid/uuid_unparse.3.in b/lib/uuid/uuid_unparse.3.in index f299f43..0e83845 100644 --- a/lib/uuid/uuid_unparse.3.in +++ b/lib/uuid/uuid_unparse.3.in @@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ The function converts the supplied UUID .I uu from the binary representation into a 36\-byte string (plus tailing '\\0') -of the form 1b4e28ba\-2fa1\-11d2\-883f\-b9a76 and stores this value in the -character string pointed to by +of the form 1b4e28ba\-2fa1\-11d2\-883f\-0016d3cca427 and stores this +value in the character string pointed to by .IR out . The case of the hex digits returned by .B uuid_unparse -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]