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| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0000137 | 1003.1(2004)/Issue 6 | System Interfaces | public | 2009-08-25 15:08 | 2013-04-16 13:06 |
| Reporter | geoffclare | Assigned To | ajosey | ||
| Priority | normal | Severity | Comment | Type | Clarification Requested |
| Status | Closed | Resolution | Accepted As Marked | ||
| Name | Geoff Clare | ||||
| Organization | The Open Group | ||||
| User Reference | PR2549 | ||||
| Section | tempnam | ||||
| Page Number | 1532 | ||||
| Line Number | 47701 | ||||
| Interp Status | Approved | ||||
| Final Accepted Text | 0000137:0000207 | ||||
| Summary | 0000137: Can tempnam() use more than one i-d directory? | ||||
| Description | The description of tempnam() states: "If dir is a null pointer or points to a string which is not a name for an appropriate directory, the path prefix defined as P_tmpdir in the <stdio.h> header shall be used. If that directory is not accessible, an implementation-defined directory may be used." The way this is worded carries an implication (although not a strong one) that there can only be one such implementation-defined directory. However, it seems likely that this was accidental rather than a deliberate intention to restrict tempnam() to one i-d directory. Some implementations try more than one additional directory if P_tmpdir is not accessible. This seems like a useful feature, and the wording should be clarified to explicitly allow it. | ||||
| Desired Action | Change "an implementation-defined directory" to "one or more implementation-defined directories" (Note that in XSH7 this text is at page 2102 line 66520.) | ||||
| Tags | tc1-2008 | ||||
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Interpretation response ------------------------ The standard clearly state that this is implementation defined and conforming implementations must conform to this. Rationale: --------- "Implementation defined" permits the implementation to use any appropriate means to select an alternative directory, including selecting one entry from a list. The standards developers do not see any need to change the current wording; indeed, the proposed change suggests that an implementation might want to use multiple directories at the same time, which is not the intent. The implementation may pick one of a potentially infinite set of accessible directories. Notes to the Editor (not part of this interpretation): ------------------------------------------------------- Add mkdtemp() and mkstemp() to the See Also list. In the example (issue 7 lines 66534-66535) make the "directory" and "fileprefix" variables const. const char *directory = "/tmp"; const char *fileprefix = "file"; |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-25 15:08 | geoffclare | New Issue | |
| 2009-08-25 15:08 | geoffclare | Status | New => Under Review |
| 2009-08-25 15:08 | geoffclare | Assigned To | => ajosey |
| 2009-08-25 15:08 | geoffclare | Name | => Geoff Clare |
| 2009-08-25 15:08 | geoffclare | Organization | => The Open Group |
| 2009-08-25 15:08 | geoffclare | User Reference | => PR2549 |
| 2009-08-25 15:08 | geoffclare | Section | => tempnam |
| 2009-08-25 15:08 | geoffclare | Page Number | => 1532 |
| 2009-08-25 15:08 | geoffclare | Line Number | => 47701 |
| 2009-08-27 16:01 | nick | Note Added: 0000207 | |
| 2009-08-27 16:02 | nick | Interp Status | => --- |
| 2009-08-27 16:02 | nick | Final Accepted Text | => 0000137:0000207 |
| 2009-08-27 16:02 | nick | Status | Under Review => Interpretation Required |
| 2009-08-27 16:02 | nick | Resolution | Open => Accepted As Marked |
| 2009-08-27 16:06 | nick | Note Edited: 0000207 | |
| 2009-08-27 16:08 | nick | Note Edited: 0000207 | |
| 2009-08-27 16:12 | nick | Interp Status | --- => Pending |
| 2009-10-12 06:14 | ajosey | Note Edited: 0000207 | |
| 2009-10-12 06:14 | ajosey | Interp Status | Pending => Approved |
| 2010-09-03 20:37 | Don Cragun | Tag Attached: tc1-2008 | |
| 2013-04-16 13:06 | ajosey | Status | Interpretation Required => Closed |
