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| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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| 0001306 | 1003.1(2016/18)/Issue7+TC2 | Shell and Utilities | public | 2019-12-16 22:38 | 2024-06-11 09:08 |
| Reporter | steffen | Assigned To | |||
| Priority | normal | Severity | Editorial | Type | Enhancement Request |
| Status | Closed | Resolution | Accepted | ||
| Name | Steffen Nurpmeso | ||||
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| Section | Vol. 3: Shell and Utilities, mailx | ||||
| Page Number | 2951 | ||||
| Line Number | 97809 | ||||
| Interp Status | Approved | ||||
| Final Accepted Text | See 0001306:0004716. | ||||
| Summary | 0001306: Documented folder= behaviour contradicts implementations (of folders command) | ||||
| Description | POSIX documents If folder is unset or set to null, user-specified filenames beginning with '+' shall refer to files in the current directory that begin with the literal '+' character. This does not reflect behaviour of BSD Mail (since introduction in 1982-03-15), which simply calls getfold() of same commit, and here NOSTR is NULL indeed: <code> + if (name[0] == '+' && getfold(cmdbuf) >= 0) { + sprintf(xname, "%s/%s", cmdbuf, name + 1); + return(expand(savestr(xname))); + } +getfold(name) + char *name; +{ + char *folder; + + if ((folder = value("folder")) == NOSTR) + return(-1); + if (*folder == '/') + strcpy(name, folder); + else + sprintf(name, "%s/%s", homedir, folder); + return(0); +} </code> Unix V10 (V8 has not any of this) derives from the above, but .. maybe has had time pressure and did the false <code> if (name[0] == '+') { cp = expand(++name); if (*cp != '/' && getfold(cmdbuf) >= 0) { sprintf(xname, "%s/%s", cmdbuf, cp); cp = savestr(xname); } if (debug) fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", cp); return cp; </code> Since the folders command simply provides a listing of the directory represented by folder= a.k.a. getfold()>=0 (done like that by all), i see no ground for POSIX's "or set to null". | ||||
| Desired Action | On line 97814, change nofolder. If folder is unset or set to null, user-specified filenames to nofolder. If folder is unset, user-specified filenames | ||||
| Tags | tc3-2008 | ||||
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Interpretation response ------------------------ The standard states that a null option-argument to the folders command must produce an error, and conforming implementations must conform to this. However, concerns have been raised about this which are being referred to the sponsor. Rationale: ------------- This is not the way existing implementations behave. Notes to the Editor (not part of this interpretation): Make the changes suggested in the Desired Action. |
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Interpretation proposed: 10 January 2020 |
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Interpretation approved: 19 Feb 2020 |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-16 22:38 | steffen | New Issue | |
| 2019-12-16 22:38 | steffen | Name | => Steffen Nurpmeso |
| 2019-12-16 22:38 | steffen | Section | => Vol. 3: Shell and Utilities, mailx |
| 2019-12-16 22:38 | steffen | Page Number | => 2951 |
| 2019-12-16 22:38 | steffen | Line Number | => 97809 |
| 2020-01-09 17:32 | Don Cragun | Interp Status | => --- |
| 2020-01-09 17:32 | Don Cragun | Note Added: 0004716 | |
| 2020-01-09 17:32 | Don Cragun | Status | New => Interpretation Required |
| 2020-01-09 17:32 | Don Cragun | Resolution | Open => Accepted |
| 2020-01-09 17:33 | Don Cragun | Final Accepted Text | => See 0001306:0004716. |
| 2020-01-09 17:33 | Don Cragun | Tag Attached: tc3-2008 | |
| 2020-01-10 17:43 | agadmin | Interp Status | --- => Proposed |
| 2020-01-10 17:43 | agadmin | Note Added: 0004717 | |
| 2020-02-19 17:27 | ajosey | Interp Status | Proposed => Approved |
| 2020-02-19 17:27 | ajosey | Note Added: 0004785 | |
| 2020-02-26 11:45 | geoffclare | Status | Interpretation Required => Applied |
| 2024-06-11 09:08 | agadmin | Status | Applied => Closed |
