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commit 27057ea197f108ba657cc2f8bc4546de6c479946
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Mon Feb 13 18:17:34 2023 -0600
HACKING: Offer advice, resource for POSIX Issue 4.
---
HACKING | 8 +++++++-
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
index 318f9f8fb..9084c86b5 100644
--- a/HACKING
+++ b/HACKING
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
- Copyright 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ Copyright 2022-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Copying and distribution of this file, with or without
modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ Writing Tests
Here are some portability notes on writing automated tests.
+* Write to the POSIX standard for the shell and utilities where
+ possible. Issue 4 from 1994 is old enough that no contemporary system
+ has a good reason for not conforming. A copy of the standard is
+ available at the Open Group's web site.
+ https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009656399/toc.pdf
+
* The "od" command on macOS can put extra space characters (i.e., spaces
that don't correspond to the input) at the ends of lines when using
the "od -t c" format; GNU od does not.
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