RHN System ID:

Customer Contact Name:

Kazuhiro Kikuchi

Description of Problem:

We tested the "tcsh".
We made the following script in tcsh, and then execute it.
[script]
#!/bin/tcsh
@ i = 5 * 2 % 3
@ j = 2 % 3 * 5
@ k = 5 * 4 % 3 * 2
@ l = 5 * 4 / 2 * 2
echo "5 * 2 % 3 = $i"
echo "2 % 3 * 5 = $j"
echo "5 * 4 % 3 * 2= $k"
echo "5 * 4 / 2 * 2= $l"

[result]
# ./test.sh
5 * 2 % 3 = 10     
2 % 3 * 5 = 2      
5 * 4 % 3 * 2= 20
5 * 4 / 2 * 2= 5  

The operator is being written on the man page as follows.

[tcsh man page]
These  operators  are  similar to those of C and have the same precedence.  
They include

          ||  &&  |  ^  &  ==  !=  =~  !~  <=  >=
          <  > <<  >>  +  -  *  /  %  !  ~  (  )
      Here the precedence increases to the right, '==' '!=' '=~' and '!~',
      '<='  '>='  '<' and '>', '<<' and '>>', '+' and '-', '*' '/'
      and '%' being, in groups, at  the same level.  

The C program calculates the operators which have same level from the left operator.

However, this issue is different from the result of the calculation from the
left operator.

It seems that "%", "/" and "*" of tcsh are calculated from the right operator.

Which is correct, man page or the actual result?


Version-Release number of selected component:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.1 (Tikanga)
Architecture: ia64
Kernel Version: kernel-2.6.18-53.el5
tcsh-6.14-12.el5

Drivers or hardware or architecture dependency:

None.

How reproducible:

Always

Step to Reproduce:
Make the script in tcsh, and then execute it.

[script]
#!/bin/tcsh
@ i = 5 * 2 % 3
@ j = 2 % 3 * 5
@ k = 5 * 4 % 3 * 2
@ l = 5 * 4 / 2 * 2
echo "5 * 2 % 3 = $i"
echo "2 % 3 * 5 = $j"
echo "5 * 4 % 3 * 2= $k"
echo "5 * 4 / 2 * 2= $l"

[result]
# ./test.sh
5 * 2 % 3 = 10
2 % 3 * 5 = 2  
5 * 4 % 3 * 2= 20
5 * 4 / 2 * 2= 5  

Actual Results:
Description in man page is different from actual operation.

Expected Results:
Description in man page is same with actual operation.

Summary of actions taken to resolve issue:

manpage patch provided to clarify the issue

--- tcsh-6.14.00/tcsh.man.original	2008-04-15 18:27:14.000000000 +0900
+++ tcsh-6.14.00/tcsh.man	2008-04-15 18:28:01.000000000 +0900
@@ -1602,7 +1602,9 @@
 .PP
 Here the precedence increases to the right, `==' `!=' `=~' and `!~', `<='
 `>=' `<' and `>', `<<' and `>>', `+' and `\-', `*' `/' and `%' being, in
-groups, at the same level.  The `==' `!=' `=~' and `!~' operators compare
+groups, at the same level.  When multiple operators which have same precedence 
+are used in one expression, calculation must be done from operator of right 
+side.  The `==' `!=' `=~' and `!~' operators compare
 their arguments as strings; all others operate on numbers.  The operators
 `=~' and `!~' are like `!=' and `==' except that the right hand side is a
 glob-pattern (see \fBFilename substitution\fR) against which the left hand

Location of diagnostic data:

None.

Hardware configuration:

Model: Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST 580
CPU Info: Intel(R) Itanium(R)2 Processor 1.60GHz
Memory Info: Memory: 4GB

Business Impact:
If customer make calculation in tcsh, the expected calculation results may not
be obtained.

Additional Info: