POSIX Certification Test Suites


Last Updated April 17 2009

Current version

Test Suite Version
Number
Released
on GA
Authorized
for use in
Certification
Product Standard Notes
The Open Group POSIX Conformance Test Suite for System Interfaces
VSX-PCTS2003
certification test suite
1.9 13 March 2009 3 November 2003 1003.1-2003 System Interfaces  
The Open Group POSIX Conformance Test Suite for Shell and Utilities
VSC-PCTS2003
certification test suite
1.11 16 Apr 2009 3 November 2003 1003.1-2003 Shell and Utilities, 1003.13-2003 Shell and Utilities  
The Open Group POSIX Conformance Test Suite for PSE54 Multipurpose Realtime 1003.13-2003 System
VSPSE54-2003
certification test suite
1.4 28 May 2008 1 June 2005 1003.13-2003 PSE54 System Interfaces  
The Open Group POSIX Conformance Test Suite for PSE52 Realtime Controller 1003.13-2003 System
VSPSE52-2003
certification test suite
Comprises VSTH-PSE5.4.10, VSRT-PSE5.3.10, VSX4-PSE4.6.9
1.1 Mar 13 2008 17 May 2006 PSE52 Realtime Controller 1003.13-2003 System VSTH-PSE5.4.8 and VSRT-5.3.9 expire Aug 23 2009. VSX4.6.9 expires Sep 13 2009

 

Only current versions that are authorized for Certification as listed above can be used for formal registration. Latest versions of the certification test suites are available for no fee to organizations submitting a product for certification.

The licenses together with instructions are available here in PDF:
» VSX-PCTS2003 License [PDF]
» VSC-PCTS2003 License [PDF]

The Open Group also supports open source projects developing implementations of the standards by providing a twelve month free license. For more information contact conformance-at-opengroup.org.

 

Previous version - still valid

Test Suite Version
Number
Expiry date
VSX-PCTS2003 1.8 13 Sep 2009
VSC-PCTS2003 1.10 16 Oct 2009
*For PSE52 see the above table

 

Previous version - expired

Test Suite Version
Number
Expired date
VSX-PCTS2003 1.7 12 Sep 2008
VSC-PCTS2003 1.9 21 Oct 2008
VSPSE54-2003 1.3 28 November 2008
VSX4-PSE 4.6.8 Sep 12 2008
VSTH-PSE/VSRT-PSE 5.4.7/5.3.8 Aug 21 2008
VSC-PCTS2003 1.8 18 Mar 2008
VSX-PCTS2003 1.6 29 Feb 2008
VSPSE54-2003 1.2 8 Sep 2007
VSX-PCTS2003 1.5 23 Sep 2007
VSC-PCTS2003 1.7 19 Oct 2007
VSC-PCTS2003 1.6 19 Apr 2007
VSPSE52-2003 - VSRT-PSE5.3.5 and VSTH-PSE5.4.4 expired Feb 10 2007, VSX4-PSE4 .6.5 expired Mar 5 2007. VSRT-PSE5.3.6 and VSTH-PSE5.4.5 expired Aug 26 2007, VSX4-PSE4 .6.6 expired Sep 23 2007
VSX-PCTS2003 1.4 5 Mar 2007
VSC-PSE54-2003 1.1 26 Nov 2006
VSC-PCTS2003 1.5 21 Oct 2006
VSX-PCTS2003 1.3 22 Sept 2006
VSPSE54-2003 1.0 30 January 2006
VSC-PCTS2003 1.4 8 January 2006
VSX-PCTS2003 1.2 22 October 2005
VSC-PCTS2003 1.3 7 June 2005
VSC-PCTS2003 1.2 (requires mandatory patch A) 4 April 2005
VSX-PCTS2003 1.1 22 April 2005
VSC-PCTS2003 1.1 (requires mandatory patch A) 16 Oct 2004
VSX-PCTS2003 1.0 (requires mandatory patch B) 17 Sep 2004

 

Maintenance Release Schedule *

Test Suite Version
Number
Expected Beta date Expected GA date
- - - -
 

* Note the above dates are estimates and subject to change. Those without exact dates will only occur if sufficient bug reports warrant a maintenance release.

 

CHANGEOVER POLICY

See the POSIX Certification Policy for the policy on the overlap period when new releases of test suites are introduced.


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