The getconf bug should get fixed within the next day or so.
April
> Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:39:37 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Don Cragun <don.cragun at Sun.COM>
> Subject: Re: [ksh93-integration-discuss] getconf SSIZE_MAX
> To: roland.mainz at nrubsig.org
> Cc: ksh93-integration-discuss at opensolaris.org, April.Chin at eng.sun.com
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> >Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:13:34 +0200
> >From: Roland Mainz <roland.mainz at nrubsig.org>
> >
> >Don Cragun wrote:
> >> >Glenn Fowler wrote:
> ... ... ...
> >> >
> >> >Don/April: Is it possible that this is a bug in Solaris /usr/bin/getconf
> >> >?
> >>
> >> Roland,
> >> Yes. This is a bug in /usr/bin/getconf. I'll file a bug
> >> report this afternoon.
> >
> >Thanks! (please add a refernce to the CR #6437624
> >(http://bugs.opensolaris.org/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6437624) in
> >the bug report).
>
> The new bug has been created (*getconf* wrong value returned for
> SSIZE_MAX requests). It should be visible through
> http://bugs.opensolaris.org/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6548104
> after the scripts sync up the external copies with the internal bug
> reports.
>
> >
> >Another problem:
> >The ksh93 testsuite has a special test script
> >(usr/src/lib/libshell/common/tests/sun_solaris_getconf.sh) to make sure
> >Solaris /usr/bin/getconf and ksh93's "getconf" builtin are compatible,
> >however currenly the test will fail for "SSIZE_MAX" because there is a
> >difference in the returned values.
> >Can I get an "exception" from you (I guess you have the authority for
> >this since you're Sun's standards guru... :-) ) to modify
> >"sun_solaris_getconf.sh" and filter the SSIZE_MAX test for now, please
> >(otherwise "sun_solaris_getconf.sh" fails and blows-up the whole test
> >run... ;-( ) ?
>
> I would prefer to just note that the test is failing due to the bug in
> /usr/bin/getconf noted in CR 6548104. If this bug isn't fixed by the
> time you're ready to putback into ON, let me know and I'll either get
> management to be sure that 6548104 gets fixed no later than when you
> putback, or grant a waiver at that time.
>
> Cheers,
> Don
>
> >
> >----
> >
> >Bye,
> >Roland
> >
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