Hi,

On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 02:13:38PM -0600, Evan Gates wrote:
> Unfortunately POSIX specifies that printf(1)'s %b conversion specifier
> interprets octal as \0ddd.  IIRC that is why unescape uses 4 now.
> That should probably be an argument that can be passed in or configurable
> in some way so we can support that correctly.  Or open an issue with
> the Austin Group to ask about it (I haven't searched to see if one
> already exists).
> 
> https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/utilities/printf.html

uhmmmm, this is a bit weird. I suppose you are right and we need the
additional parameter. Can you write the patch?

Regards,

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