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    Problem Report Number 0865
    Submitter's Classification Test Suite problem
    State Resolved
    Resolution Test Suite Deficiency (TSD)
    Problem Resolution ID TSD.X.0380
    Raised 1970-01-01 08:00
    Updated 2003-03-13 08:00
    Published 1995-11-22 08:00
    Product Standard Commands and Utilities V2 (UNIX 95)
    Certification Program The Open Brand certification program
    Test Suite VSC version 4.1.5
    Test Identification POSIX.upe/fg 23
    Problem Summary TSD4C.00131 This test may fail on an implementation because it may timeout before the expect script completes.
    Problem Text
    This test may fail on an implementation because it may timeout
    before the expect script completes.

    This test times out because the expect script does not wait long
    enough for the shell script it runs to complete. loop1.sh is
    started with a parameter of 15. The expect script only waits for
    30 seconds after the fg command for the shell script to complete.
    The way the shell script is written, it might run slower on some
    systems. loop1.sh contains the following loop:

    while [ $period -gt 0 ]; do
    sleep 1;
    period=`expr $period \\- 1`
    done;

    The statement that decrements the variable $period creates a subshell
    which could take an non-trivial amount of time on some systems. We
    suggest one of the following solutions:

    - the expect script wait time could be increased from two times
    the parameter to loop1.sh to four times

    - the shell script could have the statement modified to something
    that will not create a subshell:

    period=$(($period - 1))
    Test Output
    Assertion #23 (C): fg outputs info about job run in foreground in specified format
    Expected exit code = 0; Received 1
    Standard error isn't empty
    Contents of out.stderr:
    expect_after: unexpected timeout

    Review Information

    Review Type TSMA Review
    Start Date null
    Completed null
    Status Complete
    Review Recommendation No Resolution Given
    Review Response
    We agree this is a test suite deficiency in the test
    suite version(s) listed.

    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.

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