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00018651003.1(2024)/Issue8Base Definitions and Headerspublic2024-10-29 16:242024-10-31 15:34
Reportergeoffclare Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityEditorialTypeError
Status ResolvedResolutionAccepted 
NameGeoff Clare
OrganizationThe Open Group
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Section3.428 ±0
Page Number94
Line Number2849-2851
Interp Status---
Final Accepted Text
Summary0001865: ISO editors Issue 8 comment 053
DescriptionIn their comment 053 on Issue 8 the ISO editors requested that the definition of "±0" be removed as it is not a term but a mathematical symbol. The Austin Group's response was that this change would be considered for the next TC.
Desired ActionDelete section 3.428 ±0.
Tagstc1-2024

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dannyniu

2024-10-30 05:29

reporter   bugnote:0006938

I'd rather change it to "signed zero". ISO editor is really stubborn on formality.

geoffclare

2024-10-31 10:25

manager   bugnote:0006942

I don't see the need to have a definition of "signed zero". C17 uses that term but does not define it, and therefore it has its dictionary meaning in C17; there is no reason not to do the same in POSIX.1.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2024-10-29 16:24 geoffclare New Issue
2024-10-29 16:24 geoffclare Name => Geoff Clare
2024-10-29 16:24 geoffclare Organization => The Open Group
2024-10-29 16:24 geoffclare Section => 3.428 ±0
2024-10-29 16:24 geoffclare Page Number => 94
2024-10-29 16:24 geoffclare Line Number => 2849-2851
2024-10-29 16:24 geoffclare Interp Status => ---
2024-10-30 05:29 dannyniu Note Added: 0006938
2024-10-31 10:25 geoffclare Note Added: 0006942
2024-10-31 15:34 Don Cragun Status New => Resolved
2024-10-31 15:34 Don Cragun Resolution Open => Accepted
2024-10-31 15:35 Don Cragun Tag Attached: tc1-2024