[ksh93-integration-discuss] Re: Planning the final ARC case forthe first ksh93-integration putback...

[Glenn Fowler]

I'm sort of baffled by this solaris 10 (and I believe 11,
no machine access) /usr/bin/getconf behavior

  /usr/bin/getconf PATH

prints

  /usr/xpg4/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/bin:/opt/SUNWspro/bin

but there is a /usr/xpg4/bin/getconf that is different
from /usr/bin/getconf

why would /usr/bin/getconf point away from itself?
i.e., if the xpg4 PATH were enabled "getconf" would be different

what is really being answered for
  /usr/bin/getconf PATH
  /usr/bin/getconf PASS_MAX
vs
  /usr/xpg4/bin/getconf PATH
  /usr/xpg4/bin/getconf PASS_MAX

is there a rational for /usr/bin/getconf PATH picking xpg4 vs xpg6?

thanks

-- Glenn Fowler -- AT&T Research, Florham Park NJ --