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| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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| 0000570 | 1003.1(2008)/Issue 7 | System Interfaces | public | 2012-05-28 16:34 | 2019-06-10 08:55 |
| Reporter | geoffclare | Assigned To | ajosey | ||
| Priority | normal | Severity | Objection | Type | Error |
| Status | Closed | Resolution | Accepted As Marked | ||
| Name | Geoff Clare | ||||
| Organization | The Open Group | ||||
| User Reference | |||||
| Section | getdelim | ||||
| Page Number | 1005 | ||||
| Line Number | 33764 | ||||
| Interp Status | Approved | ||||
| Final Accepted Text | 0000570:0001245 | ||||
| Summary | 0000570: getdelim() EOVERFLOW does not count the delimiter | ||||
| Description | The description of the getdelim() EOVERFLOW error is: More than {SSIZE_MAX} characters were read without encountering the delimiter character. Of course it should say bytes, and this is also corrected in the proposed change, but there is a problem in that if exactly {SSIZE_MAX} bytes are read and then the delimiter is the next byte, this condition is not met, but the return value would need to be {SSIZE_MAX}+1 because it includes the delimiter. The fix is not a simple matter of changing "{SSIZE_MAX}" to "{SSIZE_MAX}-1" because the new text would then not be right for the case where end-of-file is encountered after reading {SSIZE_MAX} bytes. (It would require an error when the function could succeed.) | ||||
| Desired Action | Replace the EOVERFLOW description with: The number of bytes to be written into the buffer, including the delimiter character (if encountered), would exceed {SSIZE_MAX}. | ||||
| Tags | tc2-2008 | ||||
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Interpretation response ------------------------ The standard states the error in terms of characters, and conforming implementations must conform to this. However, concerns have been raised about this which are being referred to the sponsor. Rationale: ------------- We believe that the changes described here already match existing practice and describe what was originally intended. Notes to the Editor (not part of this interpretation): ------------------------------------------------------- Make the changes suggested in the Desired Action. |
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Interpretation proposed 29 June 2012 for final 45 day review |
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Interpretation approved 30 Aug 2012 |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-28 16:34 | geoffclare | New Issue | |
| 2012-05-28 16:34 | geoffclare | Status | New => Under Review |
| 2012-05-28 16:34 | geoffclare | Assigned To | => ajosey |
| 2012-05-28 16:34 | geoffclare | Name | => Geoff Clare |
| 2012-05-28 16:34 | geoffclare | Organization | => The Open Group |
| 2012-05-28 16:34 | geoffclare | Section | => getdelim |
| 2012-05-28 16:34 | geoffclare | Page Number | => 1005 |
| 2012-05-28 16:34 | geoffclare | Line Number | => 33764 |
| 2012-05-28 16:34 | geoffclare | Interp Status | => --- |
| 2012-05-31 15:35 | msbrown | Tag Attached: tc2-2008 | |
| 2012-05-31 15:37 | msbrown | Interp Status | --- => Pending |
| 2012-05-31 15:37 | msbrown | Final Accepted Text | => 0000570:0001245 |
| 2012-05-31 15:37 | msbrown | Note Added: 0001245 | |
| 2012-05-31 15:37 | msbrown | Status | Under Review => Interpretation Required |
| 2012-05-31 15:37 | msbrown | Resolution | Open => Accepted As Marked |
| 2012-06-29 16:14 | ajosey | Interp Status | Pending => Proposed |
| 2012-06-29 16:14 | ajosey | Note Added: 0001286 | |
| 2012-08-30 09:13 | ajosey | Interp Status | Proposed => Approved |
| 2012-08-30 09:13 | ajosey | Note Added: 0001349 | |
| 2019-06-10 08:55 | agadmin | Status | Interpretation Required => Closed |
