<html><head><meta name="color-scheme" content="light dark"></head><body><pre style="word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 110662-04
Keywords: UNIX98 ksh expand newline character pty ownership arithmetic
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 110662-06 SunOS 5.8: ksh patch
Date: Aug/13/2001

Solaris Release: 8

SunOS Release: 5.8

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 110663

Topic: SunOS 5.8: ksh patch

Relevant Architectures: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4286837 4356624 4379531 4422293 4446868 4457987

Changes incorporated in this version: 4457987

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/bin/ksh
/usr/bin/pfksh
/usr/bin/rksh

Problem Description:

4457987 *ksh* ksh arithmetic expansion now evaluates 0 as octal instead of decimal
 
(from 110662-03)
 
4286837 UNIX98: *ksh* arithmetic constant handling
4446868 *ksh* is failing to accept constants larger than 2G after 4286837 was fixed
4422293 *ksh* Application on ksh of root hangs by the job control.
 
(from 110662-02)
 
4379531 UNIX98: *ksh* There is a race condition with pty ownership in /usr/xpg4/bin/sh
 
(from 110662-01)
 
4356624 UNIX98: *ksh* does not correctly expand strings with newline character in them

Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
 
For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or
the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic
'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch.
 
For Solaris 7-8 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions:
----------------------------- 
 
None.

README -- Last modified date:  Friday, December 7, 2001

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