This bug report concerns:
sort (GNU textutils) 2.0e
Written by Mike Haertel.
from rpm textutils-2.0e-6 running under RedHat Linux 6.2.
Name : textutils Relocations: (not relocateable)
Version : 2.0e Vendor: Red Hat, Inc.
Release : 6 Build Date: Thu 22 Jun 2000 03:22:43 PM EDT
Install date: Mon 31 Jul 2000 11:28:58 PM EDT Build Host: porky.devel.redhat.com
Group : Applications/Text Source RPM: textutils-2.0e-6.src.rpm
Size : 1769974 License: GPL
Packager : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla>
Summary : A set of GNU text file modifying utilities.
Description :
A set of GNU utilities for modifying the contents of files, including
programs for splitting, joining, comparing and modifying files.
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PROBLEM:
Sort 2e is broken. For example, given the following already-sorted
file:
* b
* e
< c
< f
> a
> d
It reorders the lines according to the 3rd character position:
> a
* b
< c
> d
* e
< f
In fact, on the much-longer file where I originally noticed this
problem, sort and sort -d produce identical results. However, that
common result is not the same as that produced by version 2a, either
with or without the "-d" flag.
--Michael Fischer
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| Michael Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> |
| Professor of Computer Science |
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