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authorPádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>2015-08-16 21:45:47 -0700
committerPádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>2015-09-03 00:34:12 +0100
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base64: no longer support hex or oct --wrap params
* src/base64.c (main): Support decimal numbers with leading zeros, by disabling the auto detection of octal and hex. It's not envisaged that base conversion is needed for --wrap parameters, and in the edge case it is, $((0x0)) shell constructs can be used. * tests/misc/base64.pl: Adjust accordingly. * NEWS: Mention the change in behavior.
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@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*-
base32 is added to complement the existing base64 command,
and encodes and decodes printable text as per RFC 4648.
+** Changes in behavior
+
+ base64 no longer supports hex or oct --wrap parameters,
+ thus better supporting decimals with leading zeros.
+
* Noteworthy changes in release 8.24 (2015-07-03) [stable]