From: Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 08:22:04 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: * doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Builtins): Correct the warning
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* doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Builtins): Correct the warning
about Solaris /bin/printf '%010000x' 123.  Problem reported by
Bruno Haible.
---

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bd7441e7..a7fe3d11 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-04-29  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+	* doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Builtins): Correct the warning
+	about Solaris /bin/printf '%010000x' 123.  Problem reported by
+	Bruno Haible.
+
 2007-04-28  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
 	* lib/autoconf/lang.m4 (_AC_COMPILER_EXEEXT_DEFAULT): Don't look
diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index c2b96287..90a852c1 100644
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -12700,11 +12700,10 @@ $ @kbd{printf '\045'}
 bash: printf: `%': missing format character
 @end example
 
-Large outputs may cause trouble.  On Solaris 8 through 10, for example,
-the command @samp{/bin/printf %010000x 123} dumps core.  This particular
-bug should have little practical effect since Solaris shells' builtin
-@command{printf} commands do not have the bug, but it indicates an area
-that other @command{printf} implementations may have trouble in.
+Large outputs may cause trouble.  On Solaris 2.5.1 through 10, for
+example, @file{/usr/bin/printf} is buggy, so when using
+@command{/bin/sh} the command @samp{printf %010000x 123} normally dumps
+core.
 
 
 @item @command{read}