[STDCXX-255] Locales utility produces bad output

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 4.2.0
• Component/s: Utilities

Environment

uname -a
Linux quandry 2.6.14.5 #1 PREEMPT Thu Dec 29 16:01:39 MST 2005 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux

gcc -v
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-slackware-linux/3.2.3/specs
Configured with: ../gcc-3.2.3/configure -prefix=/usr --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --enable__cxa_atexit --disable-checking --with-gnu-ld --verbose --target=i486-slackware-linux --host=i486-slackware-linux
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.2.3

• Assignee: Martin Sebor
• Reporter: Andrew Black
• Created: 08/Jul/06 04:04
• Updated: 11/Jul/06 07:39
• Resolved: 11/Jul/06 07:39

Description

As part of the make runall process for the bin directory, a (generated) script called sanity_test.sh is executed prior to building the locales. This script tests various aspects of the locale and localedef utilities. When running this script manually with the -d (debug) parameter and the buildspace bin directory in the path, I recive the following output. It appears to me that the locale utility may have built incorrectly.

Checking location of locale utilities... correct.
Checking "locale --help" output...Error 399: invalid size at (nil): 4294967295, expected 352
incorrect.
ERROR: "locale --help" gives wrong output (NAME).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale --help" gives wrong output (SYNOPSIS).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale --help" gives wrong output (DESCRIPTION).

correct.
Checking "locale -a" output...Error 399: invalid size at (nil): 4294967295, expected 352
check completed.
Checking "locale -m" output...Error 399: invalid size at (nil): 4294967295, expected 352
correct.
Checking "locale -k LC_ALL" output...Error 399: invalid size at (nil): 4294967295, expected 352
incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (upper).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (lower).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (space).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (print).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (cntrl).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (alpha).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (digit).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (punct).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (graph).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (xdigit).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (toupper).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (tolower).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (abday).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (day).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (abmon).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (mon).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (am_pm).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (d_t_fmt).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (d_fmt).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (t_fmt).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (t_fmt_ampm).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (int_curr_symbol).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (currency_symbol).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (mon_decimal_point).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (mon_thousands_sep).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (mon_grouping).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (positive_sign).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (negative_sign).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (int_frac_digits).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (frac_digits).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (p_cs_precedes).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (p_sep_by_space).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (n_cs_precedes).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (n_sep_by_space).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (p_sign_posn).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (n_sign_posn).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (decimal_point).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (thousands_sep).

incorrect.
ERROR: "locale -k" gives wrong output (grouping).

(seems) correct.
Checking "localedef --help" output... correct.