Patch-ID# 110663-17
Keywords: unix98 ksh expand newline character pty ownership arithmetic
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: ksh patch
Date: Sep/01/2004


Install Requirements: Reboot after installation                      
                      
Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 110662

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: ksh patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4140307 4223444 4286837 4356624 4379531 4407470 4407491 4422293 4446868 4457880 4457987 4473696 4524694 4702798 4750637 4753777 4786817 4790885 4801490 4804763 4902634 4902666 4927873 4985002 5010511 5056943

Changes incorporated in this version: 4407491 5056943

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

4407491 pfsh does not seem to be able to locate an executable in cur. directory
5056943 Fix for BugID#4753777 introduced new ksh's bug
 
(from 110663-16)
 
5010511 ksh erroneously fails when stdin is closed
 
(from 110663-15)
 
4927873 *ksh* temporary file(/tmp/sh*) is not removed.
 
(from 110663-14)
 
4985002 *ksh* regression by the fix for 4753777
 
(from 110663-13)
 
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 110663-12)
 
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 110663-11)
 
4750637 ksh script hangs because child process sleeps in write system call.
 
(from 110663-10)
 
4407470 profile shell symbolic link processing sent wrong $0
 
(from 110663-09)
 
4702798 The fix for bugid 4223444 was incomplete.
 
(from 110663-08)
 
4223444 *ksh* using  control Z under ksh does not work well with vi
 
(from 110663-07)
 
4524694 *ksh* Race condition in i/o redirection and SIGCHLD
 
(from 110663-06)
 
4473696 *ksh* octal const recognition in arithmetic expr is incompatible with old ksh
 
(from 110663-05)
 
4140307 *ksh* does not know exit status of completed children
4457880 *ksh* fix for 4140307 is incomplete
 
(from 110663-04)
 
4457987 *ksh* arithmetic expansion now evaluates 0 as octal instead of decimal
 
(from 110663-03)
 
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 110663-02)
 
4379531 UNIX98: *ksh* There is a race condition with pty ownership in /usr/xpg4/bin/sh
 
(from 110663-01)
 
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:
-----------------------------
 
None.

README -- Last modified date:  Wednesday, September 1, 2004

