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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
00002841003.1(2004)/Issue 6System Interfacespublic2013-04-16 13:06
Reportergeoffclare Assigned Toajosey  
PrioritynormalSeverityObjectionTypeError
Status ClosedResolutionAccepted 
NameMark Brown
OrganizationThe Open Group
User Referencegwc getnameinfo salen
Sectiongetnameinfo
Page Number537
Line Number17708
Interp StatusApproved
Final Accepted Text0000284:0000462
Summary0000284: getnameinfo() page does not describe the salen argument
DescriptionThe getnameinfo() page does not describe the salen argument.


[Copied from xshbug2.txt ERN 243.
Originally submitted by Geoff Clare.
Processed too late to be included in IEEE Std 1003.1-2008. ]
Desired ActionAfter

     "The sa argument points to a socket address structure to be translated."

 add

     "The salen argument contains the length of the address pointed to by sa."
Tagstc1-2008

Activities

msbrown

2010-07-16 20:33

manager   bugnote:0000462

Interpretation response
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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:
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See Description

Notes to the Editor (not part of this interpretation):
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Make the changes suggested in Desired Action.

ajosey

2010-07-30 08:20

manager   bugnote:0000500

Comments/objections on the proposed interpretation are due by COB Aug 31 2010

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2010-07-16 20:30 msbrown New Issue
2010-07-16 20:30 msbrown Status New => Under Review
2010-07-16 20:30 msbrown Assigned To => ajosey
2010-07-16 20:30 msbrown Name => Mark Brown
2010-07-16 20:30 msbrown Organization => The Open Group
2010-07-16 20:30 msbrown User Reference => gwc getnameinfo salen
2010-07-16 20:30 msbrown Section => getnameinfo
2010-07-16 20:30 msbrown Page Number => 537
2010-07-16 20:30 msbrown Line Number => 17708
2010-07-16 20:30 msbrown Interp Status => Pending
2010-07-16 20:33 msbrown Note Added: 0000462
2010-07-16 20:33 msbrown Status Under Review => Interpretation Required
2010-07-16 20:33 msbrown Resolution Open => Accepted
2010-07-16 20:37 msbrown Issue cloned: 0000285
2010-07-19 08:55 geoffclare Final Accepted Text => 0000284:0000462
2010-07-19 08:55 geoffclare Reporter msbrown => geoffclare
2010-07-30 08:20 ajosey Interp Status Pending => Proposed
2010-07-30 08:20 ajosey Note Added: 0000500
2010-09-03 16:37 ajosey Interp Status Proposed => Approved
2010-09-03 21:02 Don Cragun Tag Attached: tc1-2008
2013-04-16 13:06 ajosey Status Interpretation Required => Closed