Another bug that will be fixed by moving to ksh93?
-alan-
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: CR 6562687 *HOT* Created P1 opensolaris/triage-queue ksh return
a syntax error for Linux script with for() loop
Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 07:03:44 -0600 (MDT)
*Change Request ID*: 6562687
*Synopsis*: ksh return a syntax error for Linux script with for() loop
Product: solaris
Category: opensolaris
Subcategory: triage-queue
Type: Defect
Subtype:
Status: 1-Dispatched
Substatus:
Priority: 1-Very High
Introduced In Release:
Introduced In Build:
Responsible Manager: bonnie.corwin at sun.com
Responsible Engineer:
Initial Evaluator: opensolaris-bugs-triage at sun.com
Keywords: opensolaris
=== *Description*
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Category
shell
Sub-Category
korn
Description
/bin/ksh returns a syntax error for a shell script which contains a
for() loop like for((count=0;count<10;count++)).
Frequency
Always
Regression
No
Steps to Reproduce
run this script:
#!/bin/ksh
for((count=0;count<10;count++)) ; do true ; done
Expected Result
script works like in Linux
Actual Result
syntax error
Error Message(s)
syntax error
Test Case
#!/bin/ksh
for((count=0;count<10;count++)) ; do true ; done
Workaround
switch application to Linux
Submitter wants to work on bug
No
Additional configuration information
Solaris 10 update 2, all patches added
SPARC
E280R
2 processors
4GB ram
QFE network card
*** (#1 of 1): 2007-05-28 12:53:01 GMT+00:00 bonnie.corwin at sun.com
*** Last Edit: 2007-05-28 12:53:01 GMT+00:00 bonnie.corwin at sun.com
