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    Problem Report Number 0519
    Submitter's Classification Minor System Fault
    State Resolved
    Resolution Rejected (REJ)
    Problem Resolution ID REJ.X.0138
    Raised 1997-04-25 08:00
    Updated 2003-03-13 08:00
    Published null
    Product Standard Internationalised System Calls and Libraries (XPG4)
    Certification Program The Open Brand certification program
    Test Suite VSX4 version 4.3.6
    Test Identification POSIX.hdr/misc/dirent_X 2,3
    Problem Summary PG4R.139 SGI would like the prototypes for seekdir() and telldir() to be changed as follows in order to accomodate both 32-bit and 64-bit machines: From ==== void seekdir(DIR *, long int); long int telldir(DIR...
    Problem Text
    SGI would like the prototypes for seekdir() and telldir() to be changed as
    follows in order to accomodate both 32-bit and 64-bit machines:
    From
    ====
    void seekdir(DIR *, long int);
    long int telldir(DIR *);

    To:
    ===
    void seekdir(DIR *, off_t);
    off_t telldir(DIR *);

    where: off_t is typedef'ed to be either a 32-bit or 64-bit quantity.

    But...since we've been turned down on this request, (PG4R.137), we'd like
    to apply for a Minor System Fault. Given the current XPG definition
    for a LP64 compilation mode (the direction being taken by XPG5) there
    is no way to define a working telldir/seekdir.
    Test Output
    ************************************************************************
    /tset/POSIX.hdr/misc/dirent_X/T.dirent_X 2 Failed

    Test Information:
    Compilation exited with non-zero value when expected to succeed
    Feature test macros: -D_XOPEN_SOURCE
    Compiler or run-time messages or results:
    "cc02es.c", line 31: error(1153): declaration is incompatible with
    previous
    "seekdir" (declared at line 71 of "/usr/include/dirent.h")
    extern void seekdir(DIR *, long int) ;
    ^
    1 error detected in the compilation of "cc02es.c".
    ************************************************************************

    ************************************************************************
    /tset/POSIX.hdr/misc/dirent_X/T.dirent_X 3 Failed

    Test Information:
    Compilation exited with non-zero value when expected to succeed
    Feature test macros: -D_XOPEN_SOURCE
    Compiler or run-time messages or results:
    "cc03es.c", line 41: error(1153): declaration is incompatible with
    previous
    "telldir" (declared at line 70 of "/usr/include/dirent.h")
    extern long int telldir(DIR *) ;
    ^
    1 error detected in the compilation of "cc03es.c".
    ************************************************************************

    Review Information

    Review Type TSMA Review
    Start Date null
    Completed null
    Status Complete
    Review Recommendation No Resolution Given
    Review Response
    This change adversely affects the portability of applications
    and its recommended that the temporary waiver request
    be refused.

    The Large File Summit (LFS) upon which the changes in
    the next revision of the System Interfaces & Headers (XSH5)
    are based explicitly does not address large directories.
    Some vendors have added their own extensions (i.e.seekdir64, telldir64) to
    support this feature however this is out of the scope of the current
    specifications.

    Review Type SA Review
    Start Date null
    Completed null
    Status Complete
    Review Resolution Rejected (REJ)
    Review Conclusion
    This request is refused.

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