Messages in this thread |  | | | From | "Geoff Gustafson" <> | | Subject | Re: RFC: A POSIX Linux project? | | Date | Mon, 4 Nov 2002 18:01:08 -0800 |
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Andreas Dilger wrote: > What about the existing POSIX test suite from X/Open? I don't know what > the current license is, but it is certainly freely downloadable from > their website. However, it is a pain in the a** to set up and run, so > a new version would definitely be welcome.
If I understand correctly, the test suites that cover POSIX extensions more recent than 1990 are not free. Also, these use the TET framework, whereas this project hopes to keep tests very simple and standalone, so the code can be immediately sent to and warmly received by developers if bugs are found.
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