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    Problem Report Number 0695
    Submitter's Classification Specification problem
    State Resolved
    Resolution Permanent Interpretation (PIN)
    Problem Resolution ID PIN.X.0088
    Raised 1970-01-01 08:00
    Updated 2003-03-13 08:00
    Published 1997-07-07 08:00
    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.upe/vi 293
    Specification Commands and Utilities Issue 4 Version 2
    Location in Spec See Problem Text
    Problem Summary PIN4C.00026 The test may fail on implementations that conform to POSIX 1003.2b/D11 such that the command "ye" yanks up to and including the position described by the "e" motion command.
    Problem Text
    The tests may fail on implementations that adhere to historic practice
    such that the command "ye" yanks up to and including the position
    described by the "e" motion command. Although POSIX.2 interpretation
    requests 64 and 75 reaffirm the behavior, the POSIX.2b draft reinstates
    the historic behavior.

    The test assertions listed test an area of POSIX.2 which the POSIX.2
    interpretation committe has determined to be in error (see IEEE
    interpretations PASC 1003.2-92 #64, question #35, 36, 37, 38, 53, 54,
    55; PASC 1003.2-92 #78, question #15).

    The regions marked out by motion commands when supplied to commands
    requiring a motion argument (c, d, y, >, and <) is described in POSIX.2b
    draft.11 section 5.35.7.2 for each motion command in question. In most
    instances, historical regions have been maintained, however the word, sentence,
    paragraph, and section motion commands have been normalised in their handling
    of empty lines and the regions they spanned.

    Our implementation conforms to the draft POSIX.2b standard, which
    regularizes the behaviour of Ex/Vi in this area. Since this area of
    POSIX.2 is subject to change, we request a temporary interpretation
    allowing the behaviour described by POSIX.2b.

    Test Output
    400|13 293 1 01:55:26|IC Start
    200|13 1 01:55:26|TP Start
    520|13 1 446693380 1 1|Assertion #293 (C): buffer count y motion command
    520|13 1 446693380 1 1|Note: The behavior associated with this assertion is expected
    520|13 1 446693380 1 2|to change in a future revision of POSIX.2.
    520|13 1 446693380 1 3|Standard output isn't the same as file 'vi_exp_2'
    520|13 1 446693380 1 4|diff of "out.stdout" and "vi_exp_2":
    520|13 1 446693380 1 5|*** out.stdout Fri Aug 18 01:55:47 1995
    520|13 1 446693380 1 6|--- vi_exp_2 Fri Aug 18 01:55:30 1995
    520|13 1 446693380 1 7|***************
    520|13 1 446693380 1 8|*** 1,5 ****
    520|13 1 446693380 1 9| filehere is a filefile
    520|13 1 446693380 1 10|! with lines withof textwith
    520|13 1 446693380 1 11| and a tongue twister
    520|13 1 446693380 1 12| where she sells sea shells
    520|13 1 446693380 1 13| she sells sea shells on the sea shore: she sells sea shells
    520|13 1 446693380 1 14|--- 1,5 ----
    520|13 1 446693380 1 15| filehere is a filefile
    520|13 1 446693380 1 16|! with lines witof textwit
    520|13 1 446693380 1 17| and a tongue twister
    520|13 1 446693380 1 18| where she sells sea shells
    520|13 1 446693380 1 19| she sells sea shells on the sea shore: she sells sea shells
    220|13 1 1 01:56:02|FAIL
    410|13 293 1 01:56:02|IC End

    Review Information

    Review Type TSMA Review
    Start Date null
    Completed null
    Status Complete
    Review Recommendation No Resolution Given
    Review Response
    Anticipating acceptance of the completely rewritten vi specification
    in POSIX 2003.2b/D11 and the eventual alignment of the tests with it
    a temporary interpretation is recommended.

    Review Type SA Review
    Start Date null
    Completed null
    Status Complete
    Review Resolution Permanent Interpretation (PIN)
    Review Conclusion
    A Permanent Interpretation is granted.

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