[Bug 2083131] Re: Bash's builtin command "printf" has a grave functionality bug - fails to print the format like "%.2f .1"

[Andreas Hasenack]

There are *tons* of autopkgtests still in progress for this update[1]. I
suspect an infrastructure problem that somehow failed to get test
results, or it's really just a coincidence and they were retriggered by
another update perhaps, or something else.

I'll retrigger them:

$ ./retry-autopkgtest-regressions -s oracular --state RUNNING --blocks bash
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=i386&package=comitup&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=ppc64el&package=dotnet8&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=ppc64el&package=dotnet9&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=ppc64el&package=endlessh&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=ppc64el&package=firebuild&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=ppc64el&package=fonts-fork-awesome&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=ppc64el&package=gdm3&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=ppc64el&package=hippotat&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=ppc64el&package=icmake&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=ppc64el&package=libdeflate&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=ppc64el&package=librsb&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=ppc64el&package=lightdm&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=i386&package=lintian&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=ppc64el&package=lintian&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=s390x&package=lintian&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=s390x&package=linuxinfo&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=ppc64el&package=logcheck&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=ppc64el&package=lsb-release-minimal&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=arm64&package=num-utils&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=amd64&package=openjdk-21&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=arm64&package=openjdk-21&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=i386&package=openjdk-21&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=ppc64el&package=openjdk-21&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=s390x&package=openjdk-21&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=amd64&package=openjdk-22&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=arm64&package=openjdk-22&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=s390x&package=openjdk-22&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=amd64&package=openjdk-23&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=arm64&package=openjdk-23&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=ppc64el&package=openjdk-23&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=s390x&package=openjdk-23&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=amd64&package=openjdk-24&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=arm64&package=openjdk-24&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=ppc64el&package=openjdk-24&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=s390x&package=openjdk-24&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=arm64&package=pass-otp&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=arm64&package=prokka&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=arm64&package=pwdsphinx&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=amd64&package=sssd&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=arm64&package=sssd&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=arm64&package=streamlink&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=s390x&package=streamlink&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=amd64&package=systemd&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=arm64&package=systemd&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=ppc64el&package=systemd&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=amd64&package=userv&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=arm64&package=userv&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=arm64&package=util-linux&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=s390x&package=util-linux&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=arm64&package=vm&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=amd64&package=xonsh&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=i386&package=xonsh&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=ppc64el&package=xonsh&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=arm64&package=yabasic&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1
https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/request.cgi?release=oracular&arch=s390x&package=yabasic&trigger=bash%2F5.2.32-1ubuntu1.1

1. https://ubuntu-archive-team.ubuntu.com/proposed-
migration/oracular/update_excuses.html#bash

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Title:
  Bash's builtin command "printf" has a grave functionality bug - fails
  to print the format like "%.2f .1"

Status in bash package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in bash source package in Oracular:
  Fix Committed
Status in bash source package in Plucky:
  Fix Released
Status in bash package in Debian:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Impact]

  Programs relying on the builtin printf function of bash stop working
  correctly when trying to format numbers with %f.

  [Test Plan]

  Run the following command, which currently returns "-nan" while it
  should return 52.12:

  $ bash -c "printf %.2f 52.123"

  [Where problems could occur]

  Unknown regressions in the formatting after applying the patch.

  [Original Bug Report]

  As reported in the upstream Debian Linux:
  https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1078556
  Bash's builtin command "printf" has a grave functionality bug - fails to print the format like "%.2f .1".

  # bash --version
  GNU bash, version 5.2.32(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
  Copyright (C) 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>

  This is free software; you are free to change and redistribute it.
  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

  # printf "%.2f\n" 0.1
  nan

  As mentioned in the above URL, upstream's configure-strtold-check patch:
  https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=1078556;filename=configure-strtold-check;msg=20

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