Re: Linux / Unix difference

From:	zoe	Date:	Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:45:22 +0000
Subject:	Re: Linux / Unix difference
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Derick Rethans wrote:

On Thu, 23 Jul 2009, Patrick ALLAERT wrote:
I just wanted to drop a note about an annoying difference between Linux and Unix (at least some Solaris and HP-UX) regarding pathname resolution:
    
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As you see, Unix system calls let you access a file using a *trailing slash*. Linux (and apparently BSD's) not. Taking this into account, phpt tests files shouldn't test those edge case like it is currently the case with: ext/standard/tests/file/filegroup_variation3.phpt ext/standard/tests/file/fileinode_variation3.phpt ext/standard/tests/file/fileowner_variation3.phpt ext/standard/tests/file/fileperms_variation3.phpt ... and possibly others. I will fix them,
    
They should test this, and verify that the behavior (from a PHP user point of view) is exactly the same. Agreed. The test cases should not be changed, should this be raised as a bug? I'm not sure where it would be best fixed, I assume PHP is just passing platform dependent behaviour back to the user?

Zoe