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Re: [perl #68764] perl panic caused by large integer in precisionfor POSIX::sprintf

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From:
Zefram
Date:
August 24, 2009 05:21
Subject:
Re: [perl #68764] perl panic caused by large integer in precisionfor POSIX::sprintf
Message ID:
20090824122143.GB19290@fysh.org
Marcela Maslanova wrote:
>$ perl -MPOSIX -e 'POSIX::sprintf("%.2147483640f", 1);'
>panic: malloc at ../../lib/POSIX.pm (autosplit into
>../../lib/auto/POSIX/sprintf.al) line 387

The defence pleads provocation.

-zefram

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