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Defect Report concerning (number and title of International Standard
or DIS final text, if applicable):
Interpretation Number: 011
Topic: Defect in XCU pax
Relevant Sections: pax cpio symlinks
The Shell and Utilities Volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001
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8 Qualifier (e.g. error, omission, clarification required):
1. Error
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9 References in document (e.g. page, clause, figure, and/or table
numbers):
Page: 719,720 Line: 27806-27839 Section: pax
XCUft6 Enhancement Request Number 1
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10 Nature of defect (complete, concise explanation of the perceived
problem):
The description of cpio Interchange Format does not define where the
contents of a symbolic link is located in the archive.
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11 Solution proposed by the submitter (optional):
Replace lines 27806-27807 with:
"c_filesize Contains the length in octets of the data section
following the header structure."
On line 27827 insert after "manner dependent on the file.":
"For regular files the data shall consist of the contents of the file.
For symbolic links the data shall consist of the contents of the
symbolic link."
On line 27831 change "Only regular files have data to be restored"
to "Only regular files and symbolic links have data to be restored".
On line 27839 insert after "c_filesize equal to zero.":
"Symbolic links shall be recorded with c_filesize equal to the length of
the contents of the symbolic link."
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Interpretation response
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The standard does not speak to this issue, and as such
no conformance distinction can be made between alternative
implementations based on this. This is being referred to the
sponsor.
Rationale:
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None.
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