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| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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| 0001467 | Issue 8 drafts | Shell and Utilities | public | 2021-04-16 22:37 | 2024-06-11 09:12 |
| Reporter | kre | Assigned To | |||
| Priority | normal | Severity | Editorial | Type | Enhancement Request |
| Status | Closed | Resolution | Accepted | ||
| Product Version | Draft 1.1 | ||||
| Name | Robert Elz | ||||
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| User Reference | |||||
| Section | XCU 2.14 Special Built-In Utilities, "colon" | ||||
| Page Number | 2316 | ||||
| Line Number | 75174-5 | ||||
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| Summary | 0001467: Poor language in CHANGE HISTORY entry for Issue 8 for ':' command (defect 1272) changes. | ||||
| Description | The CHANGE HISTORY added to the colon special built-in shell command includes the words: the null utility does not expand its arguments, This was added because the earlier description of the command said: This utility shall only expand command arguments. which was incorrect, the shell does the arg expanding, the utility does nothing at all with its arguments. However the choice of words "does not expand" could be misinterpreted to indicate that the shell should also not expand the arguments to this utility. That is not what is intended. Please note that (by request) this bug is being submitted against Issue 8, draft 1.1 (and the page and line numbers reflect that) but bug 1272 (which caused this section to be inserted) is tagged for Issue7-tc3 so if there ever is a tc3 for issue 7 (I know, not currently planned, but...) this bug should be handled when the CHANGE HISTORY for this issue is modified from Issue 8 to whatever it will be in that case. | ||||
| Desired Action | Change the clause (which spans lines 75174 and 75175) from the null utility does not expand its arguments, to the null utility does not process its arguments, which reinforces the args being ignored, which they are, while not suggesting that the args would not be expanded before the utility is invoked. Other wording which avoids the suggestion that the args do not get expanded would be fine. | ||||
| Tags | tc3-2008 | ||||
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Ugh: When I added that "Please Note" paragraph in the Description (the last thing I did before submitting) I though I was added it right at the end of the description ... the paragraph that follows should come before that one! Apologies for not checking more thoroughly. |
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Description modified as suggested in 0001467:0005320. |
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Regarding getting this change into TC3 (if there is one), this bug should be tagged tc3-2008 when it is accepted, so that it will be applied in the Issue7TC3 branch in gitlab. |
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Re 0001467:0005321 Thanks. |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-16 22:37 | kre | New Issue | |
| 2021-04-16 22:37 | kre | Name | => Robert Elz |
| 2021-04-16 22:37 | kre | Section | => XCU 2.14 Special Built-In Utilities, "colon" |
| 2021-04-16 22:37 | kre | Page Number | => 2316 |
| 2021-04-16 22:37 | kre | Line Number | => 75174-5 |
| 2021-04-16 22:48 | kre | Note Added: 0005320 | |
| 2021-04-17 00:33 | Don Cragun | Note Added: 0005321 | |
| 2021-04-17 00:33 | Don Cragun | Description Updated | |
| 2021-04-17 00:33 | Don Cragun | Desired Action Updated | |
| 2021-04-19 08:13 | geoffclare | Note Added: 0005322 | |
| 2021-04-19 17:09 | kre | Note Added: 0005324 | |
| 2021-05-06 15:08 | geoffclare | Status | New => Resolved |
| 2021-05-06 15:08 | geoffclare | Resolution | Open => Accepted |
| 2021-05-06 15:09 | geoffclare | Tag Attached: tc3-2008 | |
| 2021-05-11 09:33 | geoffclare | Status | Resolved => Applied |
| 2024-06-11 09:12 | agadmin | Status | Applied => Closed |
