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

Your message dated Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:54:09 +0100
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and subject line Re: Bug#699483: libc6: ctime() returns a string with an embedded newline
has caused the Debian Bug report #699483,
regarding libc6: ctime() returns a string with an embedded newline
to be marked as done.

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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:
*********************
/* 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);
}
***********************

Expected Output:
*********************
$./foo
The date is Thu Jan 31 15:10:55 2013$
*********************
Note that the shell prompt should directly follow program output.

Observed Output:
**********************
$./foo
The date is Thu Jan 31 15:10:55 2013
$
**********************
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:

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--- Begin Message --- 
Le 31/01/2013 23:03, Steven Messervey a écrit :
> 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.
> 

Which means it conforms to the standard, see:
- http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695299/functions/ctime.html
- http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695299/functions/asctime.html

I am therefore closing the bug.

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Aurelien Jarno                          GPG: 1024D/F1BCDB73
aurelien@aurel32.net                 http://www.aurel32.net

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