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    Problem Report Number 2488
    Submitter's Classification Test Suite problem
    State Resolved
    Resolution Test Suite Deficiency (TSD)
    Problem Resolution ID TSD.X.1291
    Raised 2005-11-17 03:10
    Updated 2005-11-18 19:41
    Published 2005-11-18 19:41
    Product Standard Commands and Utilities V4 (UNIX 03)
    Certification Program The Open Brand certification program
    Test Suite VSC version 5.2.7
    Test Identification POSIX.cmd/find 22, 35
    Specification Shell and Utilities Issue 6
    Problem Summary find 22 and 35 expect specific order for returned file names
    Problem Text The strategy for find #22 says:

    # Specifically, we create a directory named find_dir_22 and files a and b
    # in that directory. We then do a
    # find find_dir_22 -print -name a
    # If the -print is evaluated first (it always evaluates to true) then all
    # files including the directory will be printed.

    The problem with the test is that it is expecting not only all the file
    names are printed, but printed in a specific order.

    Historically, directory entries have been returned in the order in
    which they were created until a directory entry was removed. There is
    no requirement in the standard that requires this behavior. Once a
    directory entry was removed, addition of a new file in the directory
    could, in theory, cause a complete rearrangement. The most common case
    is that one or more new directory entries might fit into a spot vacated
    by a removed directory entry and in some case removal of several files
    could cause following directory entries to be rearranged in seemingly
    random order.
    Test Output
    ***********************************************************************
    /tset/POSIX.cmd/find/find.ex 22 Failed


    Test Information:
    Assertion #22 (A): Test of GA31 - find operands are processed in
    order.
    Standard output isn't the same as file 'find_eso_22'
    diff of "out.stdout" and "find_eso_22":
    *** out.stdout Thu Oct 13 11:44:37 2005
    --- find_eso_22 Thu Oct 13 11:44:37 2005
    ***************
    *** 1,3 ****
    find_dir_22
    - find_dir_22/b
    find_dir_22/a
    --- 1,3 ----
    find_dir_22
    find_dir_22/a
    + find_dir_22/b


    ***********************************************************************


    ***********************************************************************
    /tset/POSIX.cmd/find/find.ex 35 Failed


    Test Information:
    Assertion #35 (A): Test name pattern against GA212
    Standard output isn't the same as file 'find_eso_35_2'
    diff of "out.stdout" and "find_eso_35_2":
    *** out.stdout Thu Oct 13 11:44:39 2005
    --- find_eso_35_2 Thu Oct 13 11:44:39 2005
    ***************
    *** 1,2 ****
    - find_dir_35/aBc
    find_dir_35/a
    --- 1,2 ----
    find_dir_35/a
    + find_dir_35/aBc


    ***********************************************************************

    Review Information

    Review Type TSMA Review
    Start Date 2005-11-17 03:10
    Last Updated 2005-11-17 18:17
    Completed 2005-11-17 18:17
    Status Complete
    Review Recommendation Test Suite Deficiency (TSD)
    Review Response This is accepted as a fault in the test suite.

    Review Type SA Review
    Start Date 2005-11-17 18:17
    Last Updated 2005-11-18 02:31
    Completed 2005-11-18 02:31
    Status Complete
    Review Resolution Test Suite Deficiency (TSD)
    Review Conclusion This Pr represents and agreed test suite deficiency.

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