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[PATCH] %o and %x now format signed numbers

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Message #103 received at 32252-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 32252-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, eller.helmut <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#32252: [PATCH] %o and %x now format signed numbers
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 00:44:34 -0700

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Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> Cc: eller.helmut <at> gmail.com, 32252 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
>> From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
>>
>> That being said, it appears that there are enough qualms about the
>> change that I plan to install it with the new variable set the other
>> way. I.e., the default will be the current behavior and people can set
>> the new variable to get the new behavior, to try it this behavior out to
>> see whether they have problems.
> 
> Thank you.

OK, I installed the attached patch which does that, and am closing the bug 
report. I plan to run with binary-as-unsigned set to nil and to report any 
problems I encounter. I encourage others (particularly skeptics :-) to do the same.

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