Patch-ID# 110662-14
Keywords: unix98 ksh expand newline character pty ownership arithmetic
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8: ksh patch
Date: May/14/2004


Install Requirements: Reboot after installation                      
                      
Solaris Release: 8

SunOS Release: 5.8

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 110663

Topic: SunOS 5.8: ksh patch

Relevant Architectures: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4140307 4223444 4286837 4356624 4379531 4407470 4422293 4446868 4457880 4457987 4473696 4524694 4702798 4750637 4753777 4786817 4790885 4801490 4804763 4902634 4902666 4985002

Changes incorporated in this version: 4985002

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/bin/ksh
/usr/bin/pfksh
/usr/bin/rksh
/usr/xpg4/bin/alias
/usr/xpg4/bin/bg
/usr/xpg4/bin/cd
/usr/xpg4/bin/command
/usr/xpg4/bin/fc
/usr/xpg4/bin/fg
/usr/xpg4/bin/getopts
/usr/xpg4/bin/hash
/usr/xpg4/bin/jobs
/usr/xpg4/bin/kill
/usr/xpg4/bin/read
/usr/xpg4/bin/sh
/usr/xpg4/bin/test
/usr/xpg4/bin/type
/usr/xpg4/bin/ulimit
/usr/xpg4/bin/umask
/usr/xpg4/bin/unalias
/usr/xpg4/bin/wait

Problem Description:

4985002 *ksh* regression by the fix for 4753777
 
(from 110662-13)
 
4753777 ksh core dumped
4804763 ksh race condition in pipelined commands
4902634 ksh(1) dumped a core in a different place of BugID#4753777
4902666 increase of the number of file descriptors that ksh(1) can open
 
(from 110662-12)
 
4786817 *ksh* The fix for bugid 4422293 4379531 was incomplete.
4790885 *ksh* hangs with line editing and background process.
4801490 ksh doesn't remove /tmp/sh* files
 
(from 110662-11)
 
4750637 ksh script hangs because child process sleeps in write system call.
 
(from 110662-10)
 
4407470 profile shell symbolic link processing sent wrong $0
 
(from 110662-09)
 
4702798 The fix for bugid 4223444 was incomplete.
 
(from 110662-08)
 
4223444 *ksh* using  control Z under ksh does not work well with vi
 
(from 110662-07)
 
4524694 *ksh* Race condition in i/o redirection and SIGCHLD
 
(from 110662-06)
 
4473696 *ksh* octal const recognition in arithmetic expr is incompatible with old ksh
 
(from 110662-05)
 
4140307 *ksh* does not know exit status of completed children
4457880 *ksh* fix for 4140307 is incomplete
 
(from 110662-04)
 
4457987 *ksh* arithmetic expansion now evaluates 0 as octal instead of decimal
 
(from 110662-03)
 
4286837 UNIX98: *ksh* arithmetic constant handling
4446868 *ksh* is failing to accept constants larger than 2G after 4286837 was fixed
4422293 *ksh* Application on ksh of root hangs by the job control.
 
(from 110662-02)
 
4379531 UNIX98: *ksh* There is a race condition with pty ownership in /usr/xpg4/bin/sh
 
(from 110662-01)
 
4356624 UNIX98: *ksh* does not correctly expand strings with newline character in them

Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
 
For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or
the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic
'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch.
 
For Solaris 7-9 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions:
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none

README -- Last modified date:  Friday, May 14, 2004