[patch] seq.c.patch

seq.c.patch (text/plain), 1.04 KB, created by SpanKY on 2004-02-22 00:22:46 UTC

--- seq.c.orig	2004-02-22 02:53:28.520372848 -0500
+++ seq.c	2004-02-22 03:22:09.478747408 -0500
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 static double first;
 
 /* The increment.  */
-static double step = 1.0;
+static double step;
 
 /* The last number.  */
 static double last;
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@
 {
   int errs;
   int optc;
+  int step_is_set;
 
   /* The printf(3) format used for output.  */
   char *format_str = NULL;
@@ -313,6 +314,7 @@
   equal_width = 0;
   separator = "\n";
   first = 1.0;
+  step_is_set = 0;
 
   /* Figure out the locale's idea of a decimal point.  */
 #if HAVE_LOCALECONV
@@ -397,6 +399,7 @@
       if (optind < argc)
 	{
 	  step = last;
+	  step_is_set = 1;
 	  last = scan_double_arg (argv[optind++]);
 	}
     }
@@ -408,6 +411,13 @@
       usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
+  if (!step_is_set)
+    {
+      step = (first <= last) ? 1.0 : -1.0;
+      if (step < 0)
+	error (0, 0, _("Please specify step of -1 since this behavior is obsolete and will be removed in the future"));
+    }
+
   if (format_str == NULL)
     {
       if (equal_width)