*Synopsis*: [ku1] printf returns "invalid character constant" for $ printf
"%d\n" "'<euro>"
CR 6805794 changed on Nov 23 2009 by <User 1-2S67RN>
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Integrated in Build snv_128
Status 10-Fix Delivered 8-Fix Available
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*Change Request ID*: 6805794
*Synopsis*: [ku1] printf returns "invalid character constant" for $ printf
"%d\n" "'<euro>"
Product: solaris
Category: shell
Subcategory: korn93
Type: Defect
Subtype:
Status: 10-Fix Delivered
Substatus:
Priority: 3-Medium
Introduced In Release: solaris_nevada
Introduced In Build: snv_72
Responsible Engineer: <User 1-7MTUEB>
Keywords: opensolaris, oss-request, oss-sponsor
=== *Description* ============================================================
Category
shell
Sub-Category
korn
Description
There seems be a bug in how ast-ksh.2008-11-04's "printf" builtin
handles multibyte characters. For example if I try this in the
en_US.UTF-8 locale ("<euro>" needs to be replace with the EURO symbol):
-- snip --
$ printf "%d\n" "'<euro>"
-ksh93: printf: warning: ': invalid character constant
226
-- snip --
AFAIK the correct behaviour was to return the numeric value of the
<euro> symbol in this case (hexadecimal "20ac", decimal 8364), e.g.
-- snip --
$ printf "%d\n"
"'<euro>"
8364
-- snip --
Frequency
Always
Regression
No
Steps to Reproduce
Enter this in an interractive shell:
$ printf "%d\n" "'<euro>"
Expected Result
-- snip --
$ printf "%d\n"
"'<euro>"
8364
-- snip --
Actual Result
-- snip --
$ printf "%d\n" "'<euro>"
-ksh93: printf: warning: ': invalid character constant
226
-- snip --
Error Message(s)
printf: warning: ': invalid character constant
Test Case
printf "%d\n" "'<euro>"
Workaround
None.
Additional configuration information
Solaris 11/B106
*** (#1 of 1): 2009-02-16 03:05:26 GMT+00:00 <User 1-F4SZV>
=== *Public Comments* ========================================================
=== *Workaround* =============================================================
=== *Additional Details* =====================================================
Targeted Release: solaris_nevada
Commit To Fix In Build: snv_128
Fixed In Build: snv_128
Integrated In Build: snv_128
Verified In Build:
See Also: 6437624, 6793763
Duplicate of:
Hooks:
Hook1:
Hook2:
Hook3:
Hook4:
Hook5: <email address omitted>
Hook6: <email address omitted>
Program Management:
Root Cause: Inadequate Algorithm
Fix Affects Documentation: No
Fix Affects Localization: No
=== *History* ================================================================
Date Submitted: 2009-02-16 03:05:25 GMT+00:00
Submitted By: <User 1-F4SZV>
Status Changed Date Updated Updated By
3-Accepted 2009-02-24 14:01:02 GMT+00:00 <User 1-1SURPB>
6-Fix Understood 2009-06-16 15:34:21 GMT+00:00 <User 1-1SURPB>
7-Fix in Progress 2009-10-23 18:11:47 GMT+00:00 <User 1-7MTUEB>
8-Fix Available 2009-10-28 18:23:34 GMT+00:00 <User 1-5HNZ8F>
10-Fix Delivered 2009-11-23 05:16:57 GMT+00:00 <User 1-2S67RN>
=== *Service Request* ========================================================
Impact: Significant
Functionality: Secondary
Severity: 3
Product Name: solaris
Product Release: solaris_nevada
Product Build: snv_106
Operating System: solaris_nevada
Hardware: generic
Submitted Date: 2009-02-16 03:05:26 GMT+00:00
=== *Multiple Release (MR) Cluster* - 0 ======================================
