[Bug 1113356] Re: simutrans assert failure: *** invalid %N$ use detected ***

[Julian Taylor]

thanks, I uploaded the fix to quantal, though I did minimize the diff to
only the required fix.

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Title:
  simutrans assert failure: *** invalid %N$ use detected ***

Status in “simutrans” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “simutrans” source package in Quantal:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  [SRU] Please consider the patch attached to comment #12 for an SRU for
  Quantal.

  [IMPACT]
  The game is unplayable for German users as starting the game in the German language mode (simutrans -lang de) results in a crash.

  [Test Cases]
  Test that the game is able to start in the German language mode (simutrans -lang de).

  [Regression Potential]
  Minimal: Only German translations have been changed.

  Original bug description:
  When starting simutrans, it crashes while loading

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: simutrans 111.2.2-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-2.6-generic 3.8.0-rc4
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-2-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: i386
  AssertionMessage: *** invalid %N$ use detected ***
  CrashCounter: 1
  Date: Sat Feb  2 11:42:21 2013
  ExecutablePath: /usr/games/simutrans
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcCmdline: simutrans
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  Signal: 6
  SourcePackage: simutrans
  StacktraceTop:
   __libc_message (do_abort=do_abort at entry=1, fmt=fmt at entry=0xb6ffeb65 "%s") at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/libc_fatal.c:199
   __GI___libc_fatal (message=message at entry=0xb7000c04 "*** invalid %N$ use detected ***\n") at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/libc_fatal.c:210
   _IO_vfprintf_internal (s=s at entry=0xbfb749a0, format=<optimized out>, format at entry=0xb7f37968 "Der Verkehr in %$1s nimmt zu:\n%3$i waren bei der Er\366ffnung\nvon %2$s.", ap=ap at entry=0xbfb74b28 "\260/h\270 \247z\267*\001") at vfprintf.c:1901
   ___vsnprintf_chk (s=0xb7d5a268 "Der Verkehr in ", maxlen=<optimized out>, flags=1, slen=4294967295, format=0xb7f37968 "Der Verkehr in %$1s nimmt zu:\n%3$i waren bei der Er\366ffnung\nvon %2$s.", args=0xbfb74b28 "\260/h\270 \247z\267*\001") at vsnprintf_chk.c:63
   ?? ()
  Title: simutrans assert failure: *** invalid %N$ use detected ***
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2012-12-04 (59 days ago)
  UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

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