View Issue Details
| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0000216 | 1003.1(2008)/Issue 7 | Base Definitions and Headers | public | 2010-01-29 10:36 | 2013-04-16 13:06 |
| Reporter | geoffclare | Assigned To | ajosey | ||
| Priority | normal | Severity | Objection | Type | Omission |
| Status | Closed | Resolution | Accepted | ||
| Name | Geoff Clare | ||||
| Organization | The Open Group | ||||
| User Reference | |||||
| Section | 6.4 | ||||
| Page Number | 129 | ||||
| Line Number | 3661 | ||||
| Interp Status | Approved | ||||
| Final Accepted Text | 0000216:0000402 | ||||
| Summary | 0000216: Control characters must have single-byte encodings | ||||
| Description | The design of the general terminal interface is such that the characters which perform the terminal functions ERASE, KILL, INTR, etc. have to be single-byte characters, since they are assigned/obtained using a single numeric value in the termios.c_cc[] array. Currently only those control characters that are in the portable character set (alert, backspace, tab, carriage-return, newline, vertical-tab, form-feed) have an explicit requirement that they are represented in a single byte (P128 L3590). However, the absence of any mention of a way of encoding multiple bytes into termios.c_cc[] entries means that there is an implicit requirement for the other control characters as well. The requirement should be stated explicitly. In addition, there is a minor editorial problem in the beginning of section 6.2 where it says "The POSIX locale contains the characters in Table 6-1 (on page 125), which have the properties listed in Section 7.3.1 (on page 139)." Since 7.3.1 specifies properties for both the portable character set (Table 6-1) and the control character set (Table 6-2) in the POSIX locale, both tables should be mentioned in section 6.2. | ||||
| Desired Action | After "the symbolic names and their corresponding encoding values shall be included in the file." add "The encoding values shall each be represented in a single byte." At page 128 line 3596 change "contains the characters in Table 6-1 (on page 125)" to "contains the characters in Table 6-1 (on page 125) and Table 6-2 (on page 130)" | ||||
| Tags | tc1-2008 | ||||
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Interpretation response ------------------------ The standard does not speak to this issue, and as such no conformance distinction can be made between alternative implementations based on this. This is being referred to the sponsor. Rationale: ------------- Existing practice, as described by the Submitter. Notes to the Editor (not part of this interpretation): ------------------------------------------------------- Make the changes suggested by the Submitter. |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-29 10:36 | geoffclare | New Issue | |
| 2010-01-29 10:36 | geoffclare | Status | New => Under Review |
| 2010-01-29 10:36 | geoffclare | Assigned To | => ajosey |
| 2010-01-29 10:36 | geoffclare | Name | => Geoff Clare |
| 2010-01-29 10:36 | geoffclare | Organization | => The Open Group |
| 2010-01-29 10:36 | geoffclare | Section | => 6.4 |
| 2010-01-29 10:36 | geoffclare | Page Number | => 129 |
| 2010-01-29 10:36 | geoffclare | Line Number | => 3661 |
| 2010-01-29 10:36 | geoffclare | Interp Status | => --- |
| 2010-03-25 15:21 | msbrown | Interp Status | --- => Proposed |
| 2010-03-25 15:21 | msbrown | Note Added: 0000402 | |
| 2010-03-25 15:21 | msbrown | Status | Under Review => Interpretation Required |
| 2010-03-25 15:21 | msbrown | Resolution | Open => Accepted |
| 2010-03-25 15:22 | msbrown | Final Accepted Text | => 0000216:0000402 |
| 2010-05-28 14:03 | ajosey | Interp Status | Proposed => Approved |
| 2010-09-24 17:00 | Don Cragun | Tag Attached: tc1-2008 | |
| 2013-04-16 13:06 | ajosey | Status | Interpretation Required => Closed |
