1 files changed, 19 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/src/printf.c b/src/printf.c
index f000da7fc..85d237f0e 100644
--- a/src/printf.c
+++ b/src/printf.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ void sqlite3VXPrintf(
   const et_info *infop;      /* Pointer to the appropriate info structure */
   char *zOut;                /* Rendering buffer */
   int nOut;                  /* Size of the rendering buffer */
-  char *zExtra;              /* Malloced memory used by some conversion */
+  char *zExtra = 0;          /* Malloced memory used by some conversion */
 #ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_FLOATING_POINT
   int  exp, e2;              /* exponent of real numbers */
   int nsd;                   /* Number of significant digits returned */
@@ -336,7 +336,6 @@ void sqlite3VXPrintf(
         break;
       }
     }
-    zExtra = 0;
 
     /*
     ** At this point, variables are initialized as follows:
@@ -627,13 +626,16 @@ void sqlite3VXPrintf(
         }else{
           c = va_arg(ap,int);
         }
-        buf[0] = (char)c;
-        if( precision>=0 ){
-          for(idx=1; idx<precision; idx++) buf[idx] = (char)c;
-          length = precision;
-        }else{
-          length =1;
+        if( precision>1 ){
+          width -= precision-1;
+          if( width>1 && !flag_leftjustify ){
+            sqlite3AppendChar(pAccum, width-1, ' ');
+            width = 0;
+          }
+          sqlite3AppendChar(pAccum, precision-1, c);
         }
+        length = 1;
+        buf[0] = c;
         bufpt = buf;
         break;
       case etSTRING:
@@ -734,11 +736,14 @@ void sqlite3VXPrintf(
     ** the output.
     */
     width -= length;
-    if( width>0 && !flag_leftjustify ) sqlite3AppendSpace(pAccum, width);
+    if( width>0 && !flag_leftjustify ) sqlite3AppendChar(pAccum, width, ' ');
     sqlite3StrAccumAppend(pAccum, bufpt, length);
-    if( width>0 && flag_leftjustify ) sqlite3AppendSpace(pAccum, width);
+    if( width>0 && flag_leftjustify ) sqlite3AppendChar(pAccum, width, ' ');
 
-    if( zExtra ) sqlite3_free(zExtra);
+    if( zExtra ){
+      sqlite3_free(zExtra);
+      zExtra = 0;
+    }
   }/* End for loop over the format string */
 } /* End of function */
 
@@ -791,11 +796,11 @@ static int sqlite3StrAccumEnlarge(StrAccum *p, int N){
 }
 
 /*
-** Append N space characters to the given string buffer.
+** Append N copies of character c to the given string buffer.
 */
-void sqlite3AppendSpace(StrAccum *p, int N){
+void sqlite3AppendChar(StrAccum *p, int N, char c){
   if( p->nChar+N >= p->nAlloc && (N = sqlite3StrAccumEnlarge(p, N))<=0 ) return;
-  while( (N--)>0 ) p->zText[p->nChar++] = ' ';
+  while( (N--)>0 ) p->zText[p->nChar++] = c;
 }
 
 /*