Re: Defect in XBD <sys/stat.h>

[Larry Dwyer <yyyyyyyyyyy@xxxxxx>]

But I asked:

> Sure, this would allow implementations to overlay the m_time (et al) 
elements with a timespec, > but no portable application can use the 
timespec overlay of m_time. So, why pollute this
> namespace?

Hey, I can suggest adding lots of extensions that are in HP-UX suitably 
couched with the qualifier "may", but how would that be useful to the 
application developer who is trying to write portable code?

I don't see the need for this extension in a portability standard.

                Cheers,
                Larry


At 12:33 PM 6/26/2003, Ulrich Drepper wrote:
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> Larry Dwyer wrote:
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> > Since we can't mandate that implementations change their stat structure
> > to return (or overlay) the time values with a timespec structure, why
> > would we pollute this namespace?
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> Did you see the "may" in my proposed text?  No requirement to pollute
> the namespace, but if it happens to be useful it should be allowed.
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