The Open Group

The Single UNIX Specification Version 4 Test Suite Family

Data Sheet

Introduction

The Open Group has updated the Single UNIX Specification to incorporate the following:

IEEE Std POSIX 1003.1,2013 Edition, technically identical to The Open Group Base specifications, Issue 7.

The associated test suites for version 4 of the Single UNIX Specification and the UNIX V7 certification program have the codename Northwood . They have been introduced to support the UNIX V7 certification program . This document provides a brief overview of the contents of the Northwood test suites.

The Single UNIX Specification Version 4

The Single UNIX Specification Version 4 consists of The Open Group's Base Specifications, Issue 7 and the X/Open Curses Issue 7 specification.

The Open Group, Base Specifications Issue 7 consist of the following

System Interfaces, Issue 7
Base Definitions, Issue 7
Shell & Utilities, Issue 7
Rationale Volume (Informative), Issue 7

The core volumes of the Single UNIX Specification Version 4 are also IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 edition and ISO/IEC 9945:2009 + TC1.

UNIX V7

UNIX V7 is the mark for systems conforming to Version 4 of the Single UNIX Specification. The UNIX V7 product standard has been introduced as the latest addition to the UNIX Certification Program. The Northwood test suites are the official indicator of compliance for UNIX V7. They also contain test modes for customers who wish to retain certification testing for UNIX 03.

The Northwood Test Suites

The certification program for the Single UNIX Specification Version 4 builds upon the existing source API test tools.

The test suites utilize The Open Group's Test Environment Toolkit and the VSXgen generic test frameworks.

The following tests have been updated as part of the Single UNIX Specification Version 4 certification program:

VSC - The Open Group Commands and Utilities Test Suite

VSRT- The Open Group Realtime Extensions Test Suite. This now incorporates the old VSART, VSRTE and VSTRC test suites.

VSTH - The Open Group Threads Test Suite. The Northwood version has additional tests for robust mutexes.

VSX4 - The Open Group Core Operating System Test Suite. The Northwood version has additional tests for dprintf(), fexecve(), and vdprintf().

VSX5 - The Open Group C99, LFS, MSE and Dynamic linking extensions Test Suite. The Northwood version has additional tests for all of the new interfaces added in the Base Specifications Issue 7, except the ones in <pthread.h>, dprintf(), fexecve(), and vdprintf().

VSU - The Open Group UNIX extensions test suite. The Northwood version has additional tests for tiparm().

Two new modes have been introduced to the test suites in this revision (POSIX08 and UNIX10 modes). These provide the test capability for both IEEE Std POSIX 1003.1,2013 edition and the Single UNIX Specification Version 4.

Obtaining Further Information

For further information on obtaining the test suites and participating in the UNIX certification program please send email to m.hickey@opengroup.org.

The Open Group supports the open source community. Open Source projects interested in obtaining the test suites or undergoing certification should contact The Open Group (as above) for more information on the special rate structure and coordination of corporate sponsorship for the Open Source project to go through certification.

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