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> Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 15:41:07 -0400
> From: James Carlson <james.d.carlson at Sun.COM>
> To: April Chin <April.Chin at eng.sun.com>
> Cc: gsf at research.att.com, Darren.Moffat at Sun.COM, don.cragun at Sun.COM,
ksh93-integration-discuss at opensolaris.org, PSARC-EXT at sac.sfbay.sun.com
> Subject: Re: Issues with pfksh93 and builtin commands... / was:
Re:[ksh93-integration-discuss] Re: About pfksh93 and builtins... /was:
Re:[osol-arc] Korn Shell 93 Integration [PSARC-EXT/2006/550Timeout:09/27/2006]
>
> April Chin writes:
> > Regarding the issue of pfksh93 invoking built-ins instead of binaries
> > (e.g., the chown built-in in ksh93 instead of pfexec'ing the
> > /usr/bin/chown binary), I propose that we include pfksh93
> > but disable only the built-ins bound to the /bin pathname:
>
> That seems quite reasonable to me. (The big concern is with chown,
> but getting the others seems harmless.)
Okay, thanks.
>
> > The built-ins bound to /usr/ast/bin could be either disabled for
> > pfksh93 or we could argue that they are undocumented and there should
> > be no expectation by users that they will allow RBAC-enhanced
> > privileges.
>
> As I understand it, the user would add the "virtual" directory
> /usr/ast/bin to his path, right?
Yes.
>
> Whatever bit of text documents this path (the original case proposed
> "Volatile" stability for the /usr/ast/bin mechanism, which means it's
> a public interface) should note that it may cause trouble with
> pfksh93. Other than that, this seems fine.
I am fine making the undocumented /usr/ast/bin built-ins "Project Private"
interfaces. I don't think anything (external, within Sun, within ON)
should rely on these interfaces. This project may change them at any time.
And contrary to claims, I am not an expert on interface taxonomy;
I'm in the process of learning. :-)
April
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