coreutils/coreutils-split_suffix.patch

From: =?UTF-8?q?P=C3=A1draig=20Brady?= <P@draigBrady.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:36:59 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] split: fix the suffix length calculation

* src/split.c (set_suffix_length): Only auto calculate
the suffix length when the number of files is specified.
* tests/misc/split-a: Add a case to trigger the bug.
* NEWS: Mention the fix.
---
 NEWS               |    6 ++++++
 src/split.c        |   32 ++++++++++++++++++++------------
 tests/misc/split-a |    5 +++++
 3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

--- src/split.c
+++ src/split.c
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ static bool elide_empty_files;
    input to output, which is much slower, so disabled by default.  */
 static bool unbuffered;
 
+/* The split mode to use.  */
+enum Split_type
+{
+  type_undef, type_bytes, type_byteslines, type_lines, type_digits,
+  type_chunk_bytes, type_chunk_lines, type_rr
+};
+
 /* For long options that have no equivalent short option, use a
    non-character as a pseudo short option, starting with CHAR_MAX + 1.  */
 enum
@@ -105,16 +112,21 @@ static struct option const longopts[] =
 };
 
 static void
-set_suffix_length (uintmax_t n_units)
+set_suffix_length (uintmax_t n_units, enum Split_type split_type)
 {
 #define DEFAULT_SUFFIX_LENGTH 2
 
   size_t suffix_needed = 0;
-  size_t alphabet_len = strlen (suffix_alphabet);
-  bool alphabet_slop = (n_units % alphabet_len) != 0;
-  while (n_units /= alphabet_len)
-    suffix_needed++;
-  suffix_needed += alphabet_slop;
+
+  if (split_type == type_chunk_bytes || split_type == type_chunk_lines
+      || split_type == type_rr)
+    {
+      size_t alphabet_len = strlen (suffix_alphabet);
+      bool alphabet_slop = (n_units % alphabet_len) != 0;
+      while (n_units /= alphabet_len)
+        suffix_needed++;
+      suffix_needed += alphabet_slop;
+    }
 
   if (suffix_length)            /* set by user */
     {
@@ -780,11 +792,7 @@ int
 main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
   struct stat stat_buf;
-  enum
-    {
-      type_undef, type_bytes, type_byteslines, type_lines, type_digits,
-      type_chunk_bytes, type_chunk_lines, type_rr
-    } split_type = type_undef;
+  enum Split_type split_type = type_undef;
   size_t in_blk_size = 0;	/* optimal block size of input file device */
   char *buf;			/* file i/o buffer */
   size_t page_size = getpagesize ();
@@ -984,7 +992,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
       usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
-  set_suffix_length (n_units);
+  set_suffix_length (n_units, split_type);
 
   /* Get out the filename arguments.  */
 
--- tests/misc/split-a
+++ tests/misc/split-a
@@ -63,4 +63,9 @@ for f in $files; do
   n=$(expr $n + 1)
 done
 
+# Ensure that -a is independent of -[bCl]
+split -a2 -b1000 < /dev/null || fail=1
+split -a2 -l1000 < /dev/null || fail=1
+split -a2 -C1000 < /dev/null || fail=1
+
 Exit $fail
-- 
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