Re: Linux / Unix difference

2009/7/23 zoe <zoe.slattery@googlemail.com>: > 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: >>> >> >> <snip> >>> >>> 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 This is the kind of thing which is of course highly debatable. In my point of view, PHP shouldn't unify system calls (lstat*) behaviours. Because as a *user*, I expect that a PHP fopen() and co. would react the same way as my OS does while opening a file. The same is true with the fact that filenames are case sensitive under Linux and not under Windows and it is not the role of PHP to unify that. Patrick