From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Apr 30 18:05:07 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id SAA28177 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 18:05:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from vent.pipex.net (root@vent.pipex.net [158.43.128.5]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id SAA28164 for ; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 18:05:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dial.pipex.com by vent.pipex.net (8.6.12/PIPEX simple 1.20) id CAA16438; Wed, 1 May 1996 02:04:21 +0100 Received: (from jraynard@localhost) by dial.pipex.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id AAA02749; Wed, 1 May 1996 00:29:11 GMT Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 00:29:11 GMT From: James Raynard Message-Id: <199605010029.AAA02749@dial.pipex.com> To: Terry Lambert Subject: Re: Flaws in system() implementation? Cc: julian@ref.tfs.com, bde@zeta.org.au, hackers@freebsd.org Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >> > I have actually only got the x/open XPG4 spec which says that it is POSIX2 >> > compliant >> Is this readily available anywhere? (I've got the CDROM on order - >> lots of other useful stuff like RFCs on there, apparently). >ftp://ftp.dgii.com/pub/uiarchive > >Might have a copy... I saved most of UI's archive when UNIX International >went under, and Digi International (formerly Digiboard) was kind >enough to give it a home on the net. I know there is some advanced >FS white papaers, some user asn system administration research, >and DWARF and a draft copy of SPEC1170, among other things. Thanks for mentioning this site. I've had a look at it now - some interesting stuff there. Apparently the XPG4 specs are only available from X/Open and cost about GBP250/US$400. (At least that's what I understand from their Web page - http://www.x.org). (Apologies if someone's already pointed this out - I lost some mail on Saturday night, so I may have missed an earlier reply). James -- James Raynard, Edinburgh, Scotland