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Re: [PATCH] posix-shell.m4: reject Solaris 11's /bin/sh (due to umask)


From: Peter O'Gorman
Subject: Re: [PATCH] posix-shell.m4: reject Solaris 11's /bin/sh (due to umask)
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:43:25 -0500
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Jim Meyering wrote:
> Peter O'Gorman <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
>> Eric Blake wrote:
>>> According to Jim Meyering on 9/16/2008 3:58 AM:
>>>> Jim Meyering <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>>> I discovered that Solaris 11's /bin/sh exhibits the following
>>>>> surprising behavior:
>>>>>
>>>>>     $ /bin/sh -c 'umask 22; (umask 0); umask'
>>>>>     0000
>>> We should also document this in the autoconf manual.
>>>
>> Has it been reported? Seems like the kind of thing that could be fixed
>> before Solaris 11 is released.
>>
>> http://defect.opensolaris.org/
> 
> Thanks for the link.  I've just filed a report:
> 
> http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=3450

Ugh, I should have tried it before telling you to report it:
% uname -a
SunOS XXXXXXXXXX 5.11 snv_91 i86pc i386 i86pc
% /bin/sh -c 'umask 22; (umask 0); umask'
0022

Looks like this bug is already fixed somewhere between builds 86 and 91.

Peter
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