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- Submitted-by: hlj@posix.COM (Hal Jespersen)
-
- guenther@stolaf.edu (Philip Guenther) writes:
- >According to 3.9.4.3 (case Conditional Construct), the last case item
- >doesn't need a ';;'. Thus:
- > ...
-
- Coincidentally, the POSIX.2b working group found this and discussed it
- at our last meeting. A correction will appear in POSIX.2b, the first
- revision of POSIX.2 (IEEE and ISO versions).
-
- >This leads finally to several questions: Can this amended in some way
- >in future drafts? (Draft 11 is in my lap right now) Where does the
- >final call come from when two parts of the standard are contradictory?
-
- In this case, the standard explicitly says the grammar takes precedence.
- Thus, until we correct it, a strictly portable shell script cannot omit
- the final ;;. However, implementations can allow the omission as a
- legitimate extension and I assume most will.
-
- >Will there be POSIX Call For Interpretations ala ANSI C?
-
- There's no explicit "Call," but an Interpretations group has been formed
- and a few have been received. To request an interp, write to (it must be
- hardcopy with a signature):
-
- Secretary, IEEE Standards Board
- 445 Hoes Lane
- P.O. Box 1331
- Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331
-
- Please do not send in interp requests relative to Draft 11. Obtain Draft 12
- or wait a few months for the final published IEEE Std 1003.2-1992. (Or use
- ISO/IEC DIS 9945-2:1992, which is identical to Draft 12, except for the lack
- of line numbers.)
-
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