# \[BUG:trunk\] Encoding in which Array#pack returns when a string-related format and a byte seq format

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-trunk-encoding-in-which-array-pack-returns-when-a-string-related-format-and-a-byte-seq-format/155057>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [December 7, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-trunk-encoding-in-which-array-pack-returns-when-a-string-related-format-and-a-byte-seq-format/155057 "2008-12-07T04:01:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yugui\_SYuki\_S.S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/dec6dc/32.png) [@Yugui\_SYuki\_S.S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yugui_SYuki_S.S)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-trunk-encoding-in-which-array-pack-returns-when-a-string-related-format-and-a-byte-seq-format/155057/1 "2008-12-07T04:01:22Z")

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**Author:** ![Yugui\_SYuki\_S.S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/dec6dc/32.png) [@Yugui\_SYuki\_S.S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yugui_SYuki_S.S)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 9:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-trunk-encoding-in-which-array-pack-returns-when-a-string-related-format-and-a-byte-seq-format/155057/2 "2008-12-08T09:55:51Z")

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In message “Re: [ruby-dev:37294] [BUG:trunk] Encoding in which  
Array#pack returns when a string-related format and a byte seq format  
are mixed”  
on Sun, 7 Dec 2008 11:54:23 +0900, “Yugui (Yuki S.)”  
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**Author:** ![Yugui\_SYuki\_S.S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/dec6dc/32.png) [@Yugui\_SYuki\_S.S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yugui_SYuki_S.S)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 5:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-trunk-encoding-in-which-array-pack-returns-when-a-string-related-format-and-a-byte-seq-format/155057/3 "2008-12-27T05:21:38Z")

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## applied in r21074

[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/832](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/832)