Patch-ID# 111225-04

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Keywords: tail 2g stdin memory leak pipe truncated
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8: /usr/bin/tail patch
Date: Dec/04/2006


Install Requirements: NA                      
                      
Solaris Release: 8

SunOS Release: 5.8

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 111226

Topic: SunOS 5.8: /usr/bin/tail patch

Relevant Architectures: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4348627 4500188 5009390 6354078

Changes incorporated in this version: 6354078

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/tail
/usr/xpg4/bin/tail

Problem Description:

6354078 tail from a pipe does not work correctly with long lines
 
(from 111225-03)
 
5009390 tail is not completely largefile aware if OS < Solaris 9
 
(from 111225-02)
 
4500188 tail has a memory leak
 
(from 111225-01)
 
4348627 tail reserves 2G when reading from a stdin.

Patch Installation Instructions:
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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 7-10 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:  Monday, December 4, 2006