bug#69939: test utility bug: "test -a -a -a" and "test -o -o -o" fail

On 8/14/25 21:18, Collin Funk wrote:
> Just adding here that POSIX.1-2024 removed the -a and -o operators [1]:
> 
>      Austin Group Defect 1330 is applied, removing the obsolescent (and
>      optional) -a and -o binary primaries, and '(' and ')' operators.
> 
> So I don't think we should spend much time worrying about it.

Yes, as of POSIX.1-2024 the behavior of "test -a -a -a" is unspecified 
so coreutils "test" can now do whatever it likes. If someone really 
wanted to make it conform to older POSIX too I think we should accept a 
patch but it's low priority.