GNU bug report logs - #66698
I think hex decoding with basenc -d --base16 should be case-insensitive

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Niels Möller <nisse <at> lysator.liu.se>

Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2023 09:39:02 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #25 received at 66698 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>,
 Niels Möller <nisse <at> lysator.liu.se>
Cc: 66698 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#66698: I think hex decoding with basenc -d --base16 should be
 case-insensitive
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:11:43 -0700

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On 10/25/23 06:27, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> But thinking about it more we probably should allow lower case for base32.

Yes, I'm thinking the same.

While thinking (:-) I couldn't resist improving performance a bit by 
installing the attached. This also fixes an unlikely bug when isxdigit 
behavior is oddball.
[0001-build-update-gnulib-submodule-to-latest.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]
[0002-basenc-tweak-checks-to-use-unsigned-char.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]
[0003-basenc-fix-unlikely-locale-issue-tune.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]
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