1 files changed, 16 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/test/lc_num1.awk b/test/lc_num1.awk
index c982a146..c9b98ecf 100644
--- a/test/lc_num1.awk
+++ b/test/lc_num1.awk
@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
 # Bug reported by Ulrich Drepper.
+# BEGIN {
+#   printf("%'d %d\n", 1000000, 1000000)
+# }
+
+# April 2010:
+# This needs to be a smarter test so that systems without the %'d flag
+# don't generate a needless failure.
+
 BEGIN {
-  printf("%'d %d\n", 1000000, 1000000)
+	s = sprintf("%'d", 1234)
+	if (s == "1,234" || s == "1234")
+		print "ok, or at least the quote flag isn't supported"
+	else {
+		command = "od -c"
+		print("fail:", s) | command
+		close(command)
+	}
 }