GNU bug report logs - #12959
"seq -w -1e-3 9" misaligned

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: "Marcel Böhme" <hawkie <at> web.de>

Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 10:51:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

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From: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>
To: 12959 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, P <at> draigBrady.com, hawkie <at> web.de
Subject: bug#12959: "seq -w -1e-3 9" misaligned
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:08:41 +0100

On 11/23/2012 10:04 AM, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> 
> The attached should fix this.

> * src/seq.c (scan_arg): Calculate the width more accurately
> for numbers specified using scientific notation.
> * tests/misc/seq.pl: Add test cases for cases that were mishandled

s/$/./

> * NEWS: Mention the fix.
> * THANKS.in: Reported by Marcel Böhme

s/$/./

And as it's a bug, we should mention it:
  http://bugs.gnu.org/12959

Other than that, the patch looks good.
Thanks.

Have a nice day,
Berny
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