Subject: bin/8614: bourne shell fscks up /etc/rc tests after version 1.48 of eval.c
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Sean Doran <smd@ebone.net>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 10/12/1999 14:52:04
>Number: 8614
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: 1.47 -> 1.48 src/bin/sh/eval.c causes bad behaviour in /etc/rc
>Confidential: no
>Severity: critical
>Priority: high
>Responsible: bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Tue Oct 12 14:50:59 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Sean Doran
>Organization:
Sean Doran <smd@ebone.net>
Development Manager, Ebone Inc., Copenhagen Denmark
>Release: 19991010
>Environment:
ystem: NetBSD crasse.smd.ebone.net 1.4L NetBSD 1.4L (SMDCRIPPLE) #3: Tue Oct 12
11:40:50 CEST 1999 smd@newlaptoy.smd.ebone.net:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/S
MDCRIPPLE i386
userland + kernel built today
>Description:
/etc/rc tests pass where they should not
this causes (among other things) ipnat to try to start
>How-To-Repeat:
$ . /etc/rc.subr
$ . /etc/rc.conf
$ echo $ipnat
NO
$ checkyesno $ipnat
$ echo $?
1
$ if checkyesno ipnat && [ -f /tmp/notexist ]; then echo bug; fi
bug
>Fix:
revert to 1.47
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: