Jan Palus [off-list ref] writes:
Note that original version was "%0.s" in which there is some ambiguity
whether "0" is a flag or field width and not "%.0s" in which "0" indeed
would mean precision.
Ah, I missed that part. Also thanks for filling in the "printf from
coreutils is the one that has issues with the code".
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Anybody can help that "further polishing as suggested" step, and
when the patch is left in limbo for too long, I might step in to do
it myself (when I have no other better things to do), but it is
customary around here that the original patch submitter does so.
I was about to follow-up but didn't find time. Sorry it took so long.
I will post v2 shortly.
Thanks.