Public bug reported: 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 "printf %.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 ** Affects: bash (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2083131 Title: Bash's builtin command "printf" has a grave functionality bug - fails to print the format like "%.2f .1" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/+bug/2083131/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
