That's expected. Numbers with a leading zero are considered octal numbers in Javascript, and "8" and "9" are not valid octal digits (which is why everything up to "07" works).
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/887567 Title: javascript parseInt("08") return the value 0 Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: the javascript function parseInt returns 0 when used with the string "08" or "09" : parseInt("08") returns the value 0 parseInt("09") returns the value 0 but parseInt("01") returns the value 1 parseInt("02") returns the value 2 and so on until "07" ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: firefox 7.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23. Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: michel 2119 F.... pulseaudio BuildID: 20110928224508 Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xfe020000 irq 21' Mixer name : 'Nvidia MCP77/78 HDMI' Components : 'HDA:10ec0888,10438321,00100101 HDA:10de0002,10de0101,00100000' Controls : 44 Simple ctrls : 23 Channel: release CurrentDmesg: Error: command ['sh', '-c', 'dmesg | comm -13 --nocheck-order /var/log/dmesg -'] failed with exit code 1: comm: /var/log/dmesg: Permission denied Date: Tue Nov 8 14:17:38 2011 ForcedLayersAccel: False IncompatibleExtensions: JavaScript Debugger - ID={f13b157f-b174-47e7-a34d-4815ddfdfeb8}, Version=0.9.88.2, minVersion=1.9.1, maxVersion=2.0.*, Location=app-profile, Type=extension, Active=Yes IpRoute: 192.168.7.0/24 dev eth1 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.7.1 metric 1 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth1 scope link metric 1000 default via 192.168.7.126 dev eth1 proto static Plugins: Shockwave Flash - Lib=libflashplayer.so, Location=/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins QuickTime Plug-in 7.6.6 - Lib=libtotem-narrowspace-plugin.so, Location=/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins DivX® Web Player - Lib=libtotem-mully-plugin.so, Location=/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins Windows Media Player Plug-in 10 (compatible; Totem) - Lib=libtotem-gmp-plugin.so, Location=/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins VLC Multimedia Plugin (compatible Totem 2.32.0) - Lib=libtotem-cone-plugin.so, Location=/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=fr_FR:en LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=7.0.1/20110928224508 (Running) RunningIncompatibleAddons: True SourcePackage: firefox UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 06/11/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD dmi.bios.version: ASUS M3N-HD/HDMI ACPI BIOS Revision 2703 dmi.board.name: M3N-HD/HDMI dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: 1.XX dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSM3N-HD/HDMIACPIBIOSRevision2703:bd06/11/2010:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM3N-HD/HDMI:rvr1.XX:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/887567/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp