From owner-freebsd-bugs Mon Sep 23 10: 0:14 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2C2F37B406 for ; Mon, 23 Sep 2002 10:00:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58F9243E42 for ; Mon, 23 Sep 2002 10:00:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id g8NH0CCo036140 for ; Mon, 23 Sep 2002 10:00:12 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id g8NH0CwR036138; Mon, 23 Sep 2002 10:00:12 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 10:00:12 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200209231700.g8NH0CwR036138@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: Tony Finch Subject: Re: bin/43275: [PATCH] ash cannot parse "case hello in \n esac" Reply-To: Tony Finch Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR bin/43275; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Tony Finch To: dnelson@allantgroup.com Cc: tjr@freebsd.org, freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bin/43275: [PATCH] ash cannot parse "case hello in \n esac" Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 17:58:29 +0100 Dan Nelson wrote: > >/bin/sh is current coded to require a pattern inside a case/esac block, >where it's really optional. My reading of SUSv3 disagrees with you. SUSv2 is ambiguous. Tony. -- f.a.n.finch http://dotat.at/ FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5. RAIN OR DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR POOR. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message