GNU bug report logs - #32252
[PATCH] %o and %x now format signed numbers

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2018 19:14:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

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From: Andy Moreton <andrewjmoreton <at> gmail.com>
To: 32252 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#32252: [PATCH] %o and %x now format signed numbers
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 13:52:27 +0100

On Wed 25 Jul 2018, Paul Eggert wrote:

> Andreas Schwab wrote:
>>> It's more about (read (printf "#x%x" N)) returning N, which is basic
>>> functionality that should work
>> Where is that documented?
>
> You're right, it's not. It's not even documented that (read (printf "%s" N))
> should work for any number N. I'll add something along these lines. I'll also
> warn that (read (printf "#x%x" N)) might not work.

I think you meant (read (format "%s" N)).

    AndyM
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