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Re: [EXT] Re: Bash 5.1: rl_readline_version = 0x801 (shouldn't it be 0x0
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Andreas Schwab |
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Re: [EXT] Re: Bash 5.1: rl_readline_version = 0x801 (shouldn't it be 0x0801 ?) |
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Tue, 08 Dec 2020 14:16:53 +0100 |
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On Dez 08 2020, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 08, 2020 at 09:47:05AM +0100, Andreas Schwab wrote:
>> On Dez 07 2020, Testing Purposes wrote:
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>> > From an integer standpoint, I know that 08 (with one leading zero) is the
>> > same as 8.
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>> Nope, it is a syntax error.
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> In a bash math context or in C, 08 is indeed a syntax error, as it is
> an octal integer constant with an invalid digit ("8").
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> In mathematics, 08 is just 8.
This is all about C, so mathematics don't come into play.
Andreas.
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"And now for something completely different."
- Bash 5.1: rl_readline_version = 0x801 (shouldn't it be 0x0801 ?), Testing Purposes, 2020/12/07
- Re: Bash 5.1: rl_readline_version = 0x801 (shouldn't it be 0x0801 ?), Testing Purposes, 2020/12/08
- Re: Bash 5.1: rl_readline_version = 0x801 (shouldn't it be 0x0801 ?), Lawrence Velázquez, 2020/12/08
- Re: Bash 5.1: rl_readline_version = 0x801 (shouldn't it be 0x0801 ?), Testing Purposes, 2020/12/08
- Re: Bash 5.1: rl_readline_version = 0x801 (shouldn't it be 0x0801 ?), Chet Ramey, 2020/12/08
- Re: Bash 5.1: rl_readline_version = 0x801 (shouldn't it be 0x0801 ?), Testing Purposes, 2020/12/09
- Re: Bash 5.1: rl_readline_version = 0x801 (shouldn't it be 0x0801 ?), Chet Ramey, 2020/12/09