standards/51292: [PATCH] add ecvt()/fcvt()/gcvt() functions (SUSv3)

[Sergey A. Osokin]

The following reply was made to PR standards/51292; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Sergey A. Osokin" <osa at freebsd.org.ru>
To: David Schultz <das at FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc: Bruce Evans <bde at zeta.org.au>, FreeBSD-gnats-submit at FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: standards/51292: [PATCH] add ecvt()/fcvt()/gcvt() functions (SUSv3)
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 17:30:30 +0400

 On Wed, Apr 23, 2003 at 06:11:09AM -0700, David Schultz wrote:
 > On Wed, Apr 23, 2003, Sergey A. Osokin wrote:
 > > 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.
 > 
 > Nobody uses these functions anymore, so it doesn't seem
 > particularly useful to implement them now, given that snprintf()
 > provides almost equivalent functionality.  Any active standards
 > that still require them will most likely drop them in the near
 > future.  Is there a particular application you were trying to
 > compile that prompted you to submit these patches?
 
 AIX/IRIX/Linux/OpenBSD/SunOS have them.
 
 So, if its not really need - please close my PR.
 Thanks.
 
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