Issue #21979 has been reported by nobu (Nobuyoshi Nakada). ---------------------------------------- Feature #21979: `String#unpack`/`String#unpack1` should allow negative offset https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/21979 * Author: nobu (Nobuyoshi Nakada) * Status: Open ---------------------------------------- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/18254#note-14 I think `String#unpack`/`String#unpack1` should allow negative offset as well as the other methods, for example `String#slice` that is referred to in the description. -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/