Bug#699483: libc6: ctime() returns a string with an embedded newline

[Steven Messervey <tarkin000@gmail.com>]

Subject: libc6: ctime() returns a string with an embedded newline character
Package: libc6
Version: 2.11.3-3
Severity: minor

The function ctime() (sys/time.h) returns a string with an
embedded newline character.

Program to reproduce:
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/* foo.c */
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/time.h>

int main(int argc, char** argv) {
  time_t now;

  now = time(NULL);
  /*                    V note there is no newline char */
  printf("The date is %s",ctime(&now));
  exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}
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Expected Output:
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$./foo
The date is Thu Jan 31 15:10:55 2013$
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Note that the shell prompt should directly follow program output.

Observed Output:
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$./foo
The date is Thu Jan 31 15:10:55 2013
$
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Note that the shell prompt appears on the next line, indicating the presence
of a newline character.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.5
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages libc6 depends on:
ii  libc-bin                      2.11.3-3   Embedded GNU C Library: Binaries
ii  libgcc1                       1:4.4.5-8  GCC support library

Versions of packages libc6 recommends:
ii  libc6-i686                    2.11.3-3   Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib

Versions of packages libc6 suggests:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]         1.5.36.1   Debian configuration management sy
pn  glibc-doc                     <none>     (no description available)
ii  locales                       2.11.3-3   Embedded GNU C Library: National L

-- debconf information:
  glibc/upgrade: true
  glibc/restart-services:
  glibc/disable-screensaver:
  glibc/restart-failed: