Bug 1: POSIX requires numbers used as arguments for all the %d,
%u... in printf to be interpreted as in the C language, so
printf '%d\n' 010
should output 8 when the posix option is on. However, it outputs 10.
This bug was introduced as a side effect of a change introduced in
the 2012-02-07 version of ksh 93u+m, which caused the recognition
of leading-zero numbers as octal in arithmetic expressions to be
disabled outside ((...)) and $((...)). However, POSIX requires
leading-zero octal numbers to be recognised for printf, too.
The change in question introduced a sh.arith flag that is set while
we're processing a POSIX arithmetic expression, i.e., one that
recognises leading-zero octal numbers.
Bug 2: Said flag is not reset in a command substitution used within
an arithmetic expression. A command substitution should be a
completely new context, so the following should both output 10:
$ ksh -c 'integer x; x=010; echo $x'
10 # ok; it's outside ((…)) so octals are not recognised
$ ksh -c 'echo $(( $(integer x; x=010; echo $x) ))'
8 # bad; $(comsub) should create new non-((…)) context
src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/print.c: extend():
- For the u, d, i, o, x, and X conversion modifiers, set the POSIX
arithmetic context flag before calling sh_strnum() to convert the
argument. This fixes bug 1.
src/cmd/ksh93/sh/subshell.c: sh_subshell():
- When invoking a command substitution, save and unset the POSIX
arithmetic context flag. Restore it at the end. This fixes bug 2.
Reported-by: @stephane-chazelas
Resolves: https://github.com/ksh93/ksh/issues/326
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