POSIX® Product Standards

NAME

1003.1TM-2003 Base

LABEL FOR LOGO

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DESCRIPTION

This Product Standard is for operating system environments providing services that conform to IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition1. This supports applications portability at the source code level and includes the provision of a standard operating system interface and environment, including a command interpreter (or "shell"), and common utility programs.

This Base Product Standard covers only the required utilities, functions and facilities defined within IEEE Std 1003.1. It does not cover the options within IEEE Std 1003.1 or subprofiling2.

CONFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

A single configuration of the system shall meet all of the conformance requirements defined in the following mandatory Product Standards:

In addition the system shall meet the mandatory conformance requirements specified in the Base Definitions Volume of IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Section 2.1.1, Requirements and Section 2.1.2 Documentation.
Portability Interface

Refer to the Product Standards listed in Conformance Requirements.

Programming Language Environment

Refer to the Product Standards listed in Conformance Requirements.

Interoperability

Refer to the Product Standards listed in Conformance Requirements.

OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Refer to the Product Standards listed in Conformance Requirements.

PORTABILITY ENVIRONMENT

Refer to the Product Standards listed in Conformance Requirements.

OVERRIDING STANDARDS

Refer to the Product Standards listed in Conformance Requirements.

INDICATORS OF COMPLIANCE

Refer to the Product Standards listed in Conformance Requirements.

MIGRATION

Detailed migration information can be found on individual reference pages within the referenced IEEE Standards.

Footnotes

1.
IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, IEEE Standard for Information Technology - Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), includes IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 and IEEE Std 1003.1/Cor 1-2002.

2.
Additional Product Standards may be introduced in the future cover further options and or subprofiling.

Version 1.0 15 October 2003