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    Problem Report Number 0603
    Submitter's Classification Test Suite problem
    State Resolved
    Resolution Rejected (REJ)
    Problem Resolution ID REJ.X.0207
    Raised 1970-01-01 08:00
    Updated 2003-03-13 08:00
    Published null
    Product Standard Commands and Utilities V2 (UNIX 95)
    Certification Program The Open Brand certification program
    Test Suite VSC version 4.1.4
    Test Identification POSIX.cmd/stty 79
    Problem Summary PG4C.00069 This test may fail because it inproperly assigns the terminal stop character.
    Problem Text
    This test may fail because it inproperly assigns the terminal
    stop character.

    The test for assertion #79 basically assigns "M" to the diferent
    paramaters of stty and then checks whether the assignment has
    been done correctly or not.

    One of the paramaters tested is 'stop'. The tests execute the
    following to test this.

    stty stop M
    stty -a > file1.stdout
    grep "stop = M" file1.stdout > /dev/null

    Here since the 'stop' paramater has been set to "M", when the grep statement
    is executed with the embedded "M", the terminal locks. This is the expected
    behaviour, and the grep statement fails.

    Hence we feel this is a Test Suite Deficency and should be waived.

    A possible way of testing this could be that the original tty setting
    can be restored and then the grep statement can be executed.
    Test Output

    ************************************************************************
    /tset/POSIX.cmd/stty/stty.ex 1 Failed


    Test Information:
    Assertion #79 (C):
    Requested operation failed.
    ************************************************************************


    Review Information

    Review Type TSMA Review
    Start Date null
    Completed null
    Status Complete
    Review Recommendation No Resolution Given
    Review Response
    We recommend this request be refused.

    Please note that the grep statement redirects the output from the
    grep statement to a file. It relies on the exit status from grep
    to determine if the desired string is found.

    Since the grep statement is read from the test script and the
    output is sent to a file this test does no actual I/O to or from
    stdin or stdout. Since there is no I/O no stop character is ever
    seen so the terminal should never hang.

    The only way your reasoning could be true is if grep was sending
    output to stderr (which is not being redirected). But we believe
    this should not happen on a conforming IUT.

    This test passes on other IUTs.

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

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