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    Problem Report Number 0002
    Submitter's Classification Test Suite problem
    State Resolved
    Resolution Test Suite Deficiency (TSD)
    Problem Resolution ID TSD.X.0002
    Raised 1992-09-04 08:00
    Updated 2003-03-13 08:00
    Published 1992-09-24 08:00
    Product Standard Internationalised System Calls and Libraries (XPG4)
    Certification Program The Open Brand certification program
    Test Suite VSX4 version 4.2.3
    Test Identification XOPEN.os/locale/catopen 4
    Problem Summary TSD4.002 This fails due to Known Problem 17 in the VSX4.2.3 Release Notes. Test 4 is unresolved because the test calls setlocale(LC_MESSAGES,"") with LC_MESSAGES set to an invalid locale in the environment and...
    Problem Text

    This fails due to Known Problem 17 in the VSX4.2.3 Release Notes.

    Test 4 is unresolved because the test calls setlocale(LC_MESSAGES,"") with
    LC_MESSAGES set to an invalid locale in the environment and so setlocale()
    returns NULL.

    setlocale(), has the following rules for when the locale setting is "" :

    >From P154 ISO POSIX Sect 8.1.2.2 lines 151---

    ``When locale is a null string, the setlocale() function takes
    the name of the new locale from the environment as determined
    by the first condition met below:

    (1) If LC_ALL is defined....
    (2) If there is a variable defined in the environment with the same
    name as the category and that is not null, the value specified by the
    environment variable is used.
    (3) If LANG is defined ... ''

    Since LC_MESSAGES is set in the environment, rule 2 is called.

    This test has been changed in the VSX4.2.4beta update.
    Test Output
    ************************************************************************
    /tset/XOPEN.os/locale/catopen/T.catopen 4 Unresolved

    Test Description:
    Catopen() uses the locale specified for the LC_MESSAGES category to
    determine the substitution of %L, %l, %t and %c in the search path
    specified by the environment variable NLSPATH.
    This test is not executed in XPG3 test mode.

    Test Information:
    setlocale(LC_MESSAGES,"") failed.
    ************************************************************************

    Review Information

    Review Type TSMA Review
    Start Date null
    Completed null
    Status Complete
    Review Recommendation No Resolution Given
    Review Response
    This is agreed to be a test suite fault in VSX 4.2.3 and a permanent waiver
    is recommended.

    Review Type SA Review
    Start Date null
    Completed null
    Status Complete
    Review Resolution Test Suite Deficiency (TSD)
    Review Conclusion
    This is an agreed test suite deficiency in VSX 4.2.3.

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