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| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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| 0000227 | 1003.1(2008)/Issue 7 | System Interfaces | public | 2010-03-25 17:53 | 2013-04-16 13:06 |
| Reporter | eblake | Assigned To | ajosey | ||
| Priority | normal | Severity | Editorial | Type | Error |
| Status | Closed | Resolution | Accepted As Marked | ||
| Name | Eric Blake | ||||
| Organization | Red Hat | ||||
| User Reference | ebb.newlocale | ||||
| Section | newlocale | ||||
| Page Number | 1364 | ||||
| Line Number | 44724 | ||||
| Interp Status | --- | ||||
| Final Accepted Text | 0000227:0000410 | ||||
| Summary | 0000227: newlocale wording ambiguity | ||||
| Description | As written, the behavior of newlocale on an existing base locale_t object is ambiguous on the intended precedence between conjunctions. Adding a strategic comma will make it clear that the intended meaning is (a) or (b and c). That is, an application should not call freelocale(base) if newlocale(m,l,base) succeeded, because either the implementation modified base in-place (a), or the implementation freed the old base (b) as part of allocating a new locale object (c). Adding text to the application usage can't hurt, either. | ||||
| Desired Action | Change line 44723: It is unspecified whether the locale object pointed to by base shall be modified or freed and a new locale object created. to: It is unspecified whether the locale object pointed to by base shall be modified, or freed and a new locale object created. Change line 44793: Handles for locale objects created by the newlocale( ) function should be released by a corresponding call to freelocale( ). to: Handles for locale objects created by the newlocale( ) function should be released by either a corresponding call to freelocale( ), or as a base locale to another newlocale( ) call. | ||||
| Tags | tc1-2008 | ||||
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The proposed wording in the second change implies that newlocale() releases the locale object passed to it as a base locale. I would suggest instead: Handles for locale objects returned by the newlocale() function should either be released by a corresponding call to freelocale(), or be used as a base locale to another newlocale() call. |
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New suggested change, incorporating Geoff's remarks: Change line 44723: It is unspecified whether the locale object pointed to by base shall be modified or freed and a new locale object created. to: It is unspecified whether the locale object pointed to by base shall be modified, or freed and a new locale object created. Change line 44793: Handles for locale objects created by the newlocale( ) function should be released by a corresponding call to freelocale( ). to: Handles for locale objects returned by the newlocale() function should either be released by a corresponding call to freelocale(), or be used as a base locale to another newlocale() call. |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-25 17:53 | eblake | New Issue | |
| 2010-03-25 17:53 | eblake | Status | New => Under Review |
| 2010-03-25 17:53 | eblake | Assigned To | => ajosey |
| 2010-03-25 17:53 | eblake | Name | => Eric Blake |
| 2010-03-25 17:53 | eblake | Organization | => Red Hat |
| 2010-03-25 17:53 | eblake | User Reference | => ebb.newlocale |
| 2010-03-25 17:53 | eblake | Section | => newlocale |
| 2010-03-25 17:53 | eblake | Page Number | => 1364 |
| 2010-03-25 17:53 | eblake | Line Number | => 44724 |
| 2010-04-15 14:31 | geoffclare | Note Added: 0000408 | |
| 2010-04-15 15:29 | msbrown | Note Added: 0000410 | |
| 2010-04-15 15:31 | msbrown | Interp Status | => --- |
| 2010-04-15 15:31 | msbrown | Final Accepted Text | => 0000227:0000410 |
| 2010-04-15 15:31 | msbrown | Status | Under Review => Resolved |
| 2010-04-15 15:31 | msbrown | Resolution | Open => Accepted As Marked |
| 2010-08-27 12:52 | ajosey | Tag Attached: tc1-2008 | |
| 2013-04-16 13:06 | ajosey | Status | Resolved => Closed |
