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Defect Report concerning (number and title of International Standard
or DIS final text, if applicable):
Interpretation Number: 010
Topic: Defect in XBD
Relevant Sections: struct sigaction
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7 Defect Report concerning (number and title of International Standard
or DIS final text, if applicable):
The Base Definitions Volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001
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8 Qualifier (e.g. error, omission, clarification required):
1. Error
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9 References in document (e.g. page, clause, figure, and/or table
numbers):
Page: 303 Line: 10814 Section:
XBDft6 Enhancement Request Number 1
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10 Nature of defect (complete, concise explanation of the perceived
problem):
The notation used for the members of struct sigaction is inconsistent.
void (*sa_handler)(int)
and
void (*)(int, siginfo_t *, void *) sa_sigaction
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11 Solution proposed by the submitter (optional):
Change line 10814 to
void (*sa_sigaction)(int, siginfo_t *, void *)
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Interpretation response
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The standard is unclear on this issue, and no conformance
distinction can be made between alternative implementations based
on this. This is being referred to the sponsor.
Rationale:
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None.
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