Index: write_float.def
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--- write_float.def	(revision 230709)
+++ write_float.def	(working copy)
@@ -514,12 +514,21 @@ output_float (st_parameter_dt *dtp, const fnode *f
 	  w = w == 1 ? 2 : w;
 	}
     }
-  
+
   /* Work out how much padding is needed.  */
   nblanks = w - (nbefore + nzero + nafter + edigits + 1);
   if (sign != S_NONE)
     nblanks--;
 
+  /* See if we have space for a zero before the decimal point.  */
+  if (nbefore == 0 && nblanks > 0)
+    {
+      leadzero = 1;
+      nblanks--;
+    }
+  else
+    leadzero = 0;
+
   if (dtp->u.p.g0_no_blanks)
     {
       w -= nblanks;
@@ -544,15 +553,6 @@ output_float (st_parameter_dt *dtp, const fnode *f
       return false;
     }
 
-  /* See if we have space for a zero before the decimal point.  */
-  if (nbefore == 0 && nblanks > 0)
-    {
-      leadzero = 1;
-      nblanks--;
-    }
-  else
-    leadzero = 0;
-
   /* For internal character(kind=4) units, we duplicate the code used for
      regular output slightly modified.  This needs to be maintained
      consistent with the regular code that follows this block.  */