> On Fri, Dec 27, 2019 at 02:42:12PM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 27, 2019 at 01:47:17PM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote: > > > On Fri, Dec 27, 2019 at 01:25:30PM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote: > > > > The use of OpenSSL in factor(6) breaks factor(6) with respect to > > > > its documentation. > > > > > > > > % man factor > > > > ... > > > > Numbers may be preceded by a single '+'. > > > > ... > > > > > > > > % factor +125 > > > > factor: +125: illegal numeric format. > > > > > > > > > > This fixes factor(6) for the above issue. The issue with > > > hexadecimal is not easily fixed. > > > > > > > This patch now includes a fix for hexadecimal conversion. It > > simple scans the string for a hex digit in [a,...,f] and assumes > > that a hexadecimal string has been entered. A string that includes > > character from the decimal digits is assumed to by a decimal > > representation. > > Might as well fix the documentation. Acknowledges that factor(6) > can deal with hexidecimal strings, and as a bonus fixes the bogus > information about the maximum value considered by primes(6). > > Index: factor.6 > =================================================================== > --- factor.6 (revision 355983) > +++ factor.6 (working copy) > @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ > .\" > .\" chongo <for a good prime call: 391581 * 2^216193 - 1> /\oo/\ > .\" > -.Dd October 10, 2002 > +.Dd December 27, 2019 > .Dt FACTOR 6 > .Os > .Sh NAME > @@ -67,11 +67,20 @@ > .Nm > is invoked with no arguments, > .Nm > -reads numbers, one per line, from standard input, until end of file or error. > +reads numbers, one per line, from standard input, until end of file or 0 > +is entered or an error occurs. > Leading white-space and empty lines are ignored. > Numbers may be preceded by a single > .Ql + . > Numbers are terminated by a non-digit character (such as a newline). > +Numbers can be either decimal or hexadecimal strings. > +If the string contains only decimal digits, it is treated as a > +decimal representation for a number. > +A hexadecimal string should not a ^contain? s/a/an/
> +.Em 0x > +or > +.Em 0X > +prefix. > After a number is read, it is factored. > .Pp > The > @@ -89,7 +98,7 @@ > value must not be greater than the maximum. > The default and maximum value of > .Ar stop > -is 3825123056546413050. > +is 18446744073709551615. > .Pp > When the > .Nm primes > > -- > Steve -- Rod Grimes rgri...@freebsd.org _______________________________________________ freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"