Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 21:40:01 -0800 (PST) From: <jkoshy@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/30317: nability to compile programs defining _POSIX_SOURCE Message-ID: <200111220540.fAM5e1s77000@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/30317; it has been noted by GNATS. From: <jkoshy@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: Re: bin/30317: nability to compile programs defining _POSIX_SOURCE Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 21:36:07 -0800 (PST) If `_POSIX_SOURCE' is defined the system has to make visible the same namespace as permitted and required by IEEE Std 1003.1-1990, nothing more, nothing less. Your patch would make `u_char' .. `uint' visible to programs even if `_POSIX_SOURCE' were defined, which would cause portable programs to break. If you need to use <sys/socket.h>, then by definition your code falls outside of the gambit defined by the POSIX standard, so you should not be defining `_POSIX_SOURCE'. Incidentally, the `_POSIX_SOURCE' feature test macro is deprecated; `_POSIX_C_SOURCE' is recommended and can be given a numeric value corresponding to revision of the POSIX standard desired. Regards, Koshy <jkoshy@freebsd.org> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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