Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 01:47:40 +0400 From: "Sergey A. Osokin" <osa@freebsd.org.ru> To: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> Cc: freebsd-standards@freebsd.org Subject: Re: standards/51292: [PATCH] add ecvt()/fcvt()/gcvt() functions (SUSv3) Message-ID: <20030422214740.GB73209@freebsd.org.ru> In-Reply-To: <20030423071726.M19073@gamplex.bde.org> References: <20030422202647.7D3D4C4@freebsd.org.ru> <20030423071726.M19073@gamplex.bde.org>
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On Wed, Apr 23, 2003 at 07:28:49AM +1000, Bruce Evans wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Apr 2003, Sergey A.Osokin wrote:
>
> > >Description:
> > add ecvt()/fcvt()/gcvt() functions (SUSv3) (obtained from OpenBSD)
> > + add locale-specific tricks
>
> > +.Sh DESCRIPTION
> > +.Bf -symbolic
> > +These functions are provided for compatibility with legacy code.
> > +New code should use the
> > +.Xr snprintf 3
> > +function for improved safety and portability.
>
> This statement was true 15 years ago when C90, (er, only 13 years ago)
> didn't standardize these functions. At least FreeBSD hasn't needed them
> for 10 years. Bringing them back now is a bug in whatever standards have
> them IMO. Unfortunately, POSIX.1 has them in its XSI section.
So, why OpenBSDers add them 4 monthes ago to they source tree?
Also quote from SUSv3:
CHANGE HISTORY
First released in Issue 4, Version 2.
Issue 5
Moved from X/OPEN UNIX extension to BASE.
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