Re: gawk number to string bug

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 13:52:09 -0500
> From: "Andrew J. Schorr" <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden, address@hidden, address@hidden,
>       address@hidden, address@hidden
> 
> That being said, I did discover a real buffer overflow bug that should
> be fixed, I think.  Or do you propose leaving the buggy code as is?

I wasn't talking about the buffer overflow.  It goes without saying
that such bugs need to be fixed.

> I checked the single-unix spec on awk, but could not find a clear
> statement on how printf "%d" should behave.

I think we need to consult Posix, but I don't have a copy handy, and
all the on-line versions I've known about were removed by
organizations that want $$.