*Synopsis*: RFE: Update /usr/bin/head to AT&T AST "head".
CR 6805812 changed on Jan 7 2010 by <User 1-5Q-1267>
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See Also 4945477
See Also 1081710
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*Change Request ID*: 6805812
*Synopsis*: RFE: Update /usr/bin/head to AT&T AST "head".
Product: solaris
Category: utility
Subcategory: text
Type: RFE
Subtype:
Status: 6-Fix Understood
Substatus:
Priority: 3-Medium
Introduced In Release:
Introduced In Build:
Responsible Engineer: <User 1-7MTUEB>
Keywords: opensolaris, oss-request, oss-sponsor
=== *Description* ============================================================
Category
utility
Sub-Category
text
Description
RFE: Update /usr/bin/head to AT&T AST "head".
The utility is already available as ksh93 builtin and simply needs
to be "connected" to /usr/bin/head once we have the confirmation
that it passes the VSC test suite and the usual row of other tests.
As a side-effect we get:
- GNU+BSD command line options (which increases interoperabilty)
- Massive performance boost for OpenSolaris/Indiana since the tool
is a builtin shell command for /usr/bin/sh, /sbin/sh,
/usr/bin/ksh and /usr/bin/ksh93
- 64bit clean codebase.
- Living and _cooperative_ upstream who does bugfixing
- Code remains under a CDDL(-compatible) license
Frequency
Always
Regression
No
Steps to Reproduce
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Expected Result
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Actual Result
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Error Message(s)
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Test Case
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Workaround
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Additional configuration information
Solaris 11/B106
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=== *Public Comments* ========================================================
=== *Workaround* =============================================================
=== *Additional Details* =====================================================
Targeted Release: solaris_nevada
Commit To Fix In Build:
Fixed In Build:
Integrated In Build:
Verified In Build:
See Also: 4945477, 6793763, 1081710
Duplicate of:
Hooks:
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Hook5: <email address omitted>
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Program Management:
Root Cause: New Code Introduced
Fix Affects Documentation: No
Fix Affects Localization: No
=== *History* ================================================================
Date Submitted: 2009-02-16 05:04:16 GMT+00:00
Submitted By: <User 1-F4SZV>
Status Changed Date Updated Updated By
6-Fix Understood 2009-06-16 15:43:17 GMT+00:00 <User 1-1SURPB>
=== *Service Request* ========================================================
Impact: Significant
Functionality: Secondary
Severity: 3
Product Name: solaris
Product Release: solaris_nevada
Product Build: snv_106
Operating System: solaris_nevada
Hardware: generic
Submitted Date: 2009-02-16 05:04:18 GMT+00:00
=== *Multiple Release (MR) Cluster* - 0 ======================================
