GNU bug report logs - #50167
fixes for "fmt - -" etc.

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Package: coreutils;

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

Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2021 20:14:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: 50167 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#50167: fixes for "fmt - -" etc.
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2021 13:12:53 -0700

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After finding a similar problem in GNU grep, I audited coreutils for 
issues involving reading stdin twice, or neglecting to report read 
errors, and installed the attached. The 2nd patch does the real work; 
the rest is merely doc or Gnulib patches.

[0001-doc-spell-out-stdin-stdout-stderr.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]
[0002-maint-use-clearerr-on-stdin-when-appropriate.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]
[0003-build-update-gnulib-submodule-to-latest.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]
[0004-df-pacify-Wsuggest-attribute-malloc.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]
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