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    Problem Report Number 0505
    Submitter's Classification Test Suite problem
    State Resolved
    Resolution Rejected (REJ)
    Problem Resolution ID REJ.X.0124
    Raised 1995-10-30 08:00
    Updated 2003-03-13 08:00
    Published null
    Product Standard Internationalised System Calls and Libraries (XPG4)
    Certification Program The Open Brand certification program
    Test Suite VSX4 version 4.3.5
    Test Identification XOPEN.os/locale/nl_langinf 3
    Linked Problem Reports req.4.2.488, (in, old, system)
    Problem Summary PG4R.125 The array nl_items[], defined at line 123 in the file ./tset/XOPEN.os/locale/nl_langinf/nl_langinf.c contains the items "YESSTR" and "NOSTR" (so also the array psnlitems[], however this is not fatal)....
    Problem Text
    The array nl_items[], defined at line 123 in the file
    ./tset/XOPEN.os/locale/nl_langinf/nl_langinf.c
    contains the items "YESSTR" and "NOSTR" (so also the array psnlitems[],
    however this is not fatal). In the routine ch_t3(), after performing
    a setlocale to NOINFOLANG (VSX4L0), a for-loop walks down the nl_item[]
    array, comparing the nl_langinfo() return value with the internal
    pslanginfo() return value for the same item in the array psnlitems[].

    Unfortunately (see req.4.2.488, the waiver was rejected, but we were advised to
    make the necessary change.), in VSX4L0's input file supplied by the authors of
    VSX, there is no LC_MESSAGES passage, hence a null return is "correct" and the
    test "incorrect".

    Suggested fix:
    A context diff for $TET_ROOT/SUPPORT/psldefs/lang0.src is appended.
    With this change made and the resulting locale installed in the appropriate
    location, no failure is reported for this test.

    % diff lang0.src lang0.src.new
    50,54d49
    <
    < LC_MESSAGES
    < yesstr "<y><e><s>"
    < nostr "<n><o>"
    < END LC_MESSAGES

    Note1: The choice of yesstr/nostr values was made after examination of the
    expected values in ./SRC/common/genlib/pslanginfo.c, line 94.

    Note2: When the defect in the test which is currently waivered ("%d"
    expected, not "%e") is fixed, and the current waiver for this test
    withdrawn, this defect in the test suite will be perhaps more evident.
    Fixing it now beats fixing it later.

    Test Output
    200|670 3 03:51:27|TP Start
    520|670 3 21923 1 1|nl_langinfo(YESSTR) failed
    520|670 3 21923 1 2|if no language information is available, by default pointers
    to C Locale strings are returned
    520|670 3 21923 1 3|Current language binding: VSX4L0
    520|670 3 21923 1 4|Expected information string: yes
    520|670 3 21923 1 5|Actual information string:
    520|670 3 21923 1 6|nl_langinfo(NOSTR) failed
    520|670 3 21923 1 7|if no language information is available, by default pointers
    to C Locale strings are returned
    520|670 3 21923 1 8|Current language binding: VSX4L0
    520|670 3 21923 1 9|Expected information string: no
    520|670 3 21923 1 10|Actual information string:
    220|670 3 1 03:51:27|FAIL

    Review Information

    Review Type TSMA Review
    Start Date null
    Completed null
    Status Complete
    Review Recommendation No Resolution Given
    Review Response
    In the case that there is no LC_MESSAGES passage in the locale definition
    file, the value supplied for the "yesstr" and "nostr" locale items should
    be that specified for the POSIX locale. The XBD definition of the POSIX
    locale states on Page 77 that these items should have the values "yes" and
    "no" in the POSIX locale. This is an X/Open extension to the POSIX locale,
    albeit, one that is marked to be withdrawn. The implementation needs to
    supply these values when the LC_MESSAGES passage is not include in the
    locale definition and it is recommended that this waiver request is refused.

    Review Type SA Review
    Start Date null
    Completed null
    Status Complete
    Review Resolution Rejected (REJ)
    Review Conclusion
    This waiver request is refused.

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