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[PATCH] format-spec pads when it should only truncate

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Adam Porter <adam <at> alphapapa.net>
Cc: basil <at> contovou.net, 69822 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#69822: [PATCH] format-spec pads when it should only truncate
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2024 08:23:26 +0200

> Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2024 23:12:16 -0500
> Cc: 69822 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, "Basil L. Contovounesios" <basil <at> contovou.net>
> From: Adam Porter <adam <at> alphapapa.net>
> 
> 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?

If there's something in the doc string that is unclear, please tell
what that is, and let's by all means try to find ways to clarify that.

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