ash: printf problem interpreting octal escape sequences

[Alexander Kriegisch]

Denys Vlasenko, 07.03.2012 11:57:
>>>> # Not okay
>>>> $ printf "%b" '\0057usr\0057bin\n'
>>>> 7usr7bin
> 
> Please try attached patch.

Successfully testen on these platforms:

$ uname -msrp
Linux 3.0.0-16-generic x86_64 x86_64

# uname -msrp
Linux 2.6.19.2 mips unknown

Thank you, Denys. :)
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