Re: [bug-gnulib] gnulib/gnulib-tool shell quoting problem for Solaris /bin/sh

[Eric Blake]

> Yes, it's a common idiom and is almost universally supported, but
> POSIX is quite clear that "trap 0 1 2 3 15" is supposed to execute the
> command "0" when one of the signals 1 2 3 15 arrive.
> 
> I reviewed how ksh etc. actually behave, and it's pretty clear that
> this is a bug in POSIX.  None of the shells I checked behave the way
> that POSIX requires.  I just now submitted a bug report to the Open
> Group (my reference number 20060125a), and we'll see how they resolve
> it.

(Due to recent spam, the open group bug reports are now moderated
instead of instantly mirrored, so I haven't yet seen your report to
read the actual details of it.)

Unpatched bash 3.0 tried to execute "0", rather than including
0 in the list of signals to ignore.  By popular demand, this was fixed
in bash 3.0 patchlevel 3 and above; however, it renders this idiom
unportable thanks to the strict wording of POSIX.

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Eric Blake