View Issue Details
| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0000139 | 1003.1(2008)/Issue 7 | Base Definitions and Headers | public | 2009-08-31 14:00 | 2013-04-16 13:06 |
| Reporter | eblake | Assigned To | ajosey | ||
| Priority | normal | Severity | Objection | Type | Error |
| Status | Closed | Resolution | Accepted | ||
| Name | Eric Blake | ||||
| Organization | N/A | ||||
| User Reference | ebb.PATH | ||||
| Section | 8.3 | ||||
| Page Number | 178 | ||||
| Line Number | 5674 | ||||
| Interp Status | Approved | ||||
| Final Accepted Text | 0000139:0000231 | ||||
| Summary | 0000139: PATH needs same // treatment as CDPATH | ||||
| Description | The dash maintainer pointed out that there is an inconsistency between PATH and CDPATH, with regards to whether a <slash> is appended when concatenating a prefix to determine a candidate name. As currently written, and assuming '/run' is an executable file, the standard requires 'PATH=/ CDPATH=/; cd dev; run' to change directories to '/dev' (not '//dev'), but attempt execution of '//run' (not '/run'). Although the standard is clear for the two behaviors (the CDPATH behavior is described in XCU line 80194), the inconsistency is gratuitous, and PATH should be updated in the same way that CDPATH was changed for POSIX 2008. | ||||
| Desired Action | At line 5674, replace the sentence: When a nonzero-length prefix is applied to this filename, a <slash> shall be inserted between the prefix and the filename. with: When a nonzero-length prefix is applied to this filename, a <slash> shall be inserted between the prefix and the filename if the prefix did not end in <slash>. | ||||
| Tags | tc1-2008 | ||||
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Interpretation response ------------------------ The standard states the requirements for PATH and conforming implementations must conform to this. However, concerns have been raised about this which are being referred to the sponsor." Rationale: ------------- This is for consistency with the previous change to CDPATH made in interpretation 1003.1-2001 #199 https://www.opengroup.org/austin/interps/uploads/40/15188/AI-199.txt Notes to the Editor (not part of this interpretation): ------------------------------------------------------- Make the change suggested by the submitter |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-31 14:00 | eblake | New Issue | |
| 2009-08-31 14:00 | eblake | Status | New => Under Review |
| 2009-08-31 14:00 | eblake | Assigned To | => ajosey |
| 2009-08-31 14:00 | eblake | Name | => Eric Blake |
| 2009-08-31 14:00 | eblake | Organization | => N/A |
| 2009-08-31 14:00 | eblake | User Reference | => ebb.PATH |
| 2009-08-31 14:00 | eblake | Section | => 8.3 |
| 2009-08-31 14:00 | eblake | Page Number | => 178 |
| 2009-08-31 14:00 | eblake | Line Number | => 5674 |
| 2009-09-17 15:42 | ajosey | Interp Status | => Pending |
| 2009-09-17 15:42 | ajosey | Note Added: 0000231 | |
| 2009-09-17 15:42 | ajosey | Status | Under Review => Interpretation Required |
| 2009-09-17 15:42 | ajosey | Resolution | Open => Accepted |
| 2009-09-17 15:43 | ajosey | Final Accepted Text | => 0000139:0000231 |
| 2009-11-07 07:35 | ajosey | Interp Status | Pending => Proposed |
| 2009-12-07 16:57 | ajosey | Interp Status | Proposed => Approved |
| 2010-09-21 11:11 | geoffclare | Tag Attached: tc1-2008 | |
| 2013-04-16 13:06 | ajosey | Status | Interpretation Required => Closed |
