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| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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| 0000056 | 1003.1(2008)/Issue 7 | Shell and Utilities | public | 2009-06-25 15:07 | 2013-04-16 13:06 |
| Reporter | Don Cragun | Assigned To | ajosey | ||
| Priority | normal | Severity | Objection | Type | Error |
| Status | Closed | Resolution | Accepted | ||
| Name | Don Cragun | ||||
| Organization | Self | ||||
| User Reference | |||||
| Section | cal | ||||
| Page Number | 2499 | ||||
| Line Number | 79981 | ||||
| Interp Status | Approved | ||||
| Final Accepted Text | 0000056:0000254 | ||||
| Summary | 0000056: cal defaults are incorrectly stated | ||||
| Description | The description of the operands is confusing and incorrect in the case when only one operand is given on the cal command line. If one operand (year) is given, the output should be a 12 month calendar for the given year. But, the current description says that the output shold be a one month calendar for the current date's month in the specified year. If no operands are given on the cal command line, the output should be a calendar for the current month in the current year. This is as specified in the operands section. If both operands are given, the output should be a one month calendar for the given month in the given year. Since there are no defaults in this case, this is correct as well. | ||||
| Desired Action | Since we are requesting a change to the description of the way implementations are required to act, this aardvark request should be sent down the interpretations track (with code phrases Standard is clear, Standard is wrong, concerns have been forwarded to the sponsor). Suggested wording for the next technical corrigenda or revision: Add a new paragraph to the DESCRIPTION of cal after P2499, L79975: If no operands are given, cal shall produce a one month calendar for the current month in the current year. If only the year operand is given, cal shall produce a calendar for all twelve months in the given calendar year. If both month and year operands are given, cal shall produce a one month calendar for the given month in the given year. Delete: The default shall be the current month. from P2499, L79981. Delete: The default shall be the current year. from P2499, L79983. Change: None. in the RATIONALE on P2500, L80028 to: Earlier versions of this standard incorrectly required that the command: cal 2000 write a one month calendar for the current calendar month (no matter what the current year is) in the year 2000 to standard output. This did not match historic practice in any known version of the cal utility. The description has been updated to match historic practice. When only the year operand is given, cal writes a twelve month calendar for the specified year. | ||||
| Tags | tc1-2008 | ||||
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Originally reported by dcragun:xxxxxxxxx Tue, 9 Jun 2009 01:29:01 +0100 (BST) with Subject: Defect in XCU cal Transcribed by Don Cragun from xcubug3.txt ERN 11 Submitter tag "dwc-cal" |
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Interpretation response ------------------------ The standard states the requirements for the defaults for cal, and conforming implementations must conform to this. However, concerns have been raised about this which are being referred to the sponsor. Rationale: ------------- None. Notes to the Editor (not part of this interpretation): ------------------------------------------------------- Make the change suggested by the submitter |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-25 15:07 | Don Cragun | New Issue | |
| 2009-06-25 15:07 | Don Cragun | Status | New => Under Review |
| 2009-06-25 15:07 | Don Cragun | Assigned To | => ajosey |
| 2009-06-25 15:07 | Don Cragun | Name | => Don Cragun |
| 2009-06-25 15:07 | Don Cragun | Section | => cak |
| 2009-06-25 15:07 | Don Cragun | Page Number | => 2499 |
| 2009-06-25 15:07 | Don Cragun | Line Number | => 79981 |
| 2009-06-25 15:13 | Don Cragun | Note Added: 0000097 | |
| 2009-06-25 15:13 | Don Cragun | Status | Under Review => Interpretation Required |
| 2009-06-25 15:13 | Don Cragun | Resolution | Open => Accepted |
| 2009-06-25 15:13 | Don Cragun | Section | cak => cal |
| 2009-06-25 16:38 | Don Cragun | Tag Attached: real bug in aardvark | |
| 2009-06-26 06:23 | Don Cragun | Note Edited: 0000097 | |
| 2009-07-01 15:18 | Don Cragun | Organization | => Self |
| 2009-07-30 16:12 | Don Cragun | Tag Detached: real bug in aardvark | |
| 2009-08-11 16:26 | Don Cragun | Interp Status | => Pending |
| 2009-09-17 15:41 | nick | Interp Status | Pending => Proposed |
| 2009-10-09 16:27 | ajosey | Note Added: 0000254 | |
| 2009-10-09 16:27 | ajosey | Note Edited: 0000254 | |
| 2009-10-09 16:28 | ajosey | Interp Status | Proposed => Approved |
| 2009-10-09 16:28 | ajosey | Final Accepted Text | => 0000056:0000254 |
| 2010-09-20 09:08 | geoffclare | Tag Attached: tc1-2008 | |
| 2013-04-16 13:06 | ajosey | Status | Interpretation Required => Closed |
