Josh Hurst wrote:
WIll Sun FIX dtksh? Both experts in this field - David Korn and Roland Mainz have complained about dtksh being utterly broken because Sun used an unofficial alpha code as ksh basis.
It depends on how you define broken. Trying to be precise, several potential definitions of /broken/ come to mind: o Isn't the latest version o Doesn't have the features I wish it had o Doesn't work as documented o Corrupts my data o Panic()s or dumps core In this case, dtksh faithfully delivers the functionality found in the version it was based upon (M-12/28/93d). Inasmuch as it reflects that old codebase, it isn't broken just because it has not been updated or because it doesn't have modern features. Will Sun FIX dtksh? Yes, if it is broken. Will Sun upgrade dtksh to some /new/ set of specifications and features? Probably not. Could someone in OpenSolaris Land make a version of ksh93 that could be used to replace dtksh? Absolutely. Would Sun adopt that version? I have no clue. -John _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
