View Issue Details
| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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| 0000744 | 1003.1(2013)/Issue7+TC1 | Shell and Utilities | public | 2013-08-30 11:08 | 2019-06-10 08:55 |
| Reporter | geoffclare | Assigned To | |||
| Priority | normal | Severity | Objection | Type | Error |
| Status | Closed | Resolution | Accepted | ||
| Name | Geoff Clare | ||||
| Organization | The Open Group | ||||
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| Section | nm | ||||
| Page Number | 2999 | ||||
| Line Number | 99413, 99426 | ||||
| Interp Status | Approved | ||||
| Final Accepted Text | See 0000744:0001850. | ||||
| Summary | 0000744: nm default base confusion | ||||
| Description | The nm description says: The default base used when numeric values are written is unspecified. [XSI]On XSI-conformant systems, it shall be decimal.[/XSI] and in the -t option has: d The offset is written in decimal [XSI](default)[/XSI]. However, in the STDOUT section where the output format for -P is specified, it says: If -P is specified, but -t is not, the format shall be as if -t x had been specified. It appears that the parts about the default base for XSI being decimal date from before the -P option was added, and should specify that they only apply if the -P option is not used. Also, within the description of the -t option, at the start it says "Write each numeric value in the specified format" but in the individual d, o and x entries it says "The offset is written ..." The STDOUT section has no mention of any kind of offset being written, so this reference to an offset seems to be completely bogus. | ||||
| Desired Action | At page 2999 line 99412 section nm change: On XSI-conformant systems, it shall be decimal. to: On XSI-conformant systems, it shall be decimal if the -P option is not specified. At page 2999 line 99426 section nm change: d The offset is written in decimal [XSI](default)[/XSI]. o The offset is written in octal. x The offset is written in hexadecimal. to: d decimal [XSI](default if -P is not specified)[/XSI]. o octal. x hexadecimal (default if -P is specified). | ||||
| Tags | tc2-2008 | ||||
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Interpretation response ------------------------ The standard is unclear on this issue, and no conformance distinction can be made between alternative implementations based on this. This is being referred to the sponsor. Rationale: ------------- The proposed changes remove the ambiguity in the specification. Notes to the Editor (not part of this interpretation): ------------------------------------------------------- Make the changes specified in the Desired Action above. |
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Interpretation Proposed 21 Feb 2014 |
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Interpretation Approved: 25 March 2014 |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-30 11:08 | geoffclare | New Issue | |
| 2013-08-30 11:08 | geoffclare | Name | => Geoff Clare |
| 2013-08-30 11:08 | geoffclare | Organization | => The Open Group |
| 2013-08-30 11:08 | geoffclare | Section | => nm |
| 2013-08-30 11:08 | geoffclare | Page Number | => 2999 |
| 2013-08-30 11:08 | geoffclare | Line Number | => 99413, 99426 |
| 2013-08-30 11:08 | geoffclare | Interp Status | => --- |
| 2013-09-26 15:31 | Don Cragun | Interp Status | --- => Pending |
| 2013-09-26 15:31 | Don Cragun | Note Added: 0001850 | |
| 2013-09-26 15:31 | Don Cragun | Resolution | Open => Accepted |
| 2013-09-26 15:32 | Don Cragun | Final Accepted Text | => See 0000744:0001850. |
| 2013-09-26 15:32 | Don Cragun | Tag Attached: tc2-2008 | |
| 2013-09-26 15:33 | Don Cragun | Status | New => Interpretation Required |
| 2014-02-21 15:41 | ajosey | Interp Status | Pending => Proposed |
| 2014-02-21 15:41 | ajosey | Note Added: 0002159 | |
| 2014-03-25 13:43 | ajosey | Interp Status | Proposed => Approved |
| 2014-03-25 13:43 | ajosey | Note Added: 0002204 | |
| 2019-06-10 08:55 | agadmin | Status | Interpretation Required => Closed |
