GNU bug report logs - #69822
[PATCH] format-spec pads when it should only truncate

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Adam Porter <adam <at> alphapapa.net>

Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2024 02:30:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Adam Porter <adam <at> alphapapa.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 69822 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Adam Porter <adam <at> alphapapa.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <basil <at> contovou.net>, 69822 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#69822: [PATCH] format-spec pads when it should only truncate
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2024 23:12:16 -0500

Hi Eli, Basil,

On 3/16/24 05:22, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> I don't understand why you consider it a bug.  According to the doc 
> string (see below)...
> 
> So I don't think I agree that there's a bug here to begin with.  The 
> doc string of format-spec says:
> 
> The width and truncation modifiers behave like the corresponding ones
> in ‘format’ when applied to %s.

Thanks, now I understand.

Should I close the bug, or do you think the docstring should be changed 
to help clarify this?
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