From b470e7eb2674e53145fbc2b47a9ebf70acd5849d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2025 23:45:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] boost-format: Accept null precision.

* gettext-tools/src/format-boost.c: Fix comment regarding the precision.
* gettext-tools/tests/format-boost-1: Add a test case with null precision.
---
 gettext-tools/src/format-boost.c   | 2 +-
 gettext-tools/tests/format-boost-1 | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gettext-tools/src/format-boost.c b/gettext-tools/src/format-boost.c
index f704772b9..a55b1a0c9 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/src/format-boost.c
+++ b/gettext-tools/src/format-boost.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
            - optional: a width specification: '*' (reads an argument) or '*m$'
              or a nonempty digit sequence,
            - optional: a '.' and a precision specification: '*' (reads an
-             argument) or '*m$' or a nonempty digit sequence,
+             argument) or '*m$' or an optional nonempty digit sequence,
            - optional: any of the characters 'h', 'l', 'L',
            - if the directive started with '%|':
                an optional specifier and a final '|',
diff --git a/gettext-tools/tests/format-boost-1 b/gettext-tools/tests/format-boost-1
index 717a79621..0d98ee1d0 100755
--- a/gettext-tools/tests/format-boost-1
+++ b/gettext-tools/tests/format-boost-1
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ cat <<\EOF > f-bo-1.data
 "abc%*0g"
 # Invalid: flags after width
 "abc%|*0g|"
+# Valid: null precision
+"abc%.f"
+# Valid: null precision
+"abc%|.f|"
 # Invalid: twice precision
 "abc%.4.2g"
 # Invalid: twice precision
-- 
2.47.3