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Bug#267142: debian-policy: Sections 10.4 and 6.1 are inconsistent (Posix doesn't say what you think it says)



> If you look at bugs #260092 and #264176, you'll see that the complaint
> is that the script is using -o and -a as arguments to "test".  It is
> true that -o and -a are not specified by Posix "test".  But--and this
> is absolutely crucial--Posix "test" is not part of the Posix shell
> specification.  As far as Posix is concerned, "test" is simply one
> more program.

What are you talking about?  What do you mean by "Posix shell
specification" if not the XCU volume of IEEE 1003.1?



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