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cmd/vet: mismatch between Printf checks and actual behaviour

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#27,672 opened on Sep 14, 2018

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Description

What version of Go are you using (go version)?

go version go1.11 linux/amd64

What did you do?

What did you expect to see?

Vet to accept the first Printf call and to flag the second one

What did you see instead?

Vet flags the first call and accepts the second one

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Research direction
Examine the format checking logic in cmd/vet and compare with the runtime fmt behavior to find the discrepancy.
Tech stack
go
Domain
clidevtools
Issue type
Bug
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
Go
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75