Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 13:38:38 -0400 (EDT) From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@lcs.mit.edu> To: David Schultz <das@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-standards@freebsd.org Subject: Re: standards/51292: [PATCH] add ecvt()/fcvt()/gcvt() functions (SUSv3) Message-ID: <200304231738.h3NHccFq074010@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <20030423131109.GA13008@HAL9000.homeunix.com> References: <20030422202647.7D3D4C4@freebsd.org.ru> <20030423071726.M19073@gamplex.bde.org> <20030422214740.GB73209@freebsd.org.ru> <20030423131109.GA13008@HAL9000.homeunix.com>
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<<On Wed, 23 Apr 2003 06:11:09 -0700, David Schultz <das@freebsd.org> said: > Nobody uses these functions anymore, so it doesn't seem particularly > useful to implement them now, given that snprintf() provides almost > equivalent functionality. However, it doesn't hurt to have them, even if we are not targeting XSI compliance. > Any active standards that still require them will most likely drop > them in the near future. POSIX has a five-year review cycle. -GAWollman
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