GCC support for CX options

[empeegee]

Hi All,

I'm going through the Single Unix Specification V3 (POSIX
standard) available in the net. In the specification of system
interfaces, there are certain parts marked with [CX]or [XSI]. Is those
parts supported by glibc?

For example, in the specification of fprintf(), following has
been said.

[CX] [Option Start] All forms of the fprintf() functions allow for the
insertion of a language-dependent radix character in the output string.
The radix character is defined in the program's locale (category
LC_NUMERIC ). In the POSIX locale, or in a locale where the radix
character is not defined, the radix character shall default to a period
( '.' ). [Option End]

Is this option supported by glibc ( and hence Linux)?

thanks in advance,
Giridharaprasad.

 

[Flash Gordon]

Hi All,

I'm going through the Single Unix Specification V3 (POSIX
standard) available in the net. In the specification of system
interfaces, there are certain parts marked with [CX]or [XSI]. Is those
parts supported by glibc?

<snip>

What does the Unix specification have to do with C? Nothing, C has a
standard all of its own. You could try asking over in
comp.unix.programmer where Unix is on topic, but I suggest doing a
little more research in to the group than you did here, for example read
the FAQ and a couple of weeks worth of posts to see what the group is about.

 

[Vladimir S. Oka]

Hi All,

I'm going through the Single Unix Specification V3 (POSIX
standard) available in the net. In the specification of system
interfaces, there are certain parts marked with [CX]or [XSI]. Is those
parts supported by glibc?

For example, in the specification of fprintf(), following has
been said.

[CX] [Option Start] All forms of the fprintf() functions allow for the
insertion of a language-dependent radix character in the output string.
The radix character is defined in the program's locale (category
LC_NUMERIC ). In the POSIX locale, or in a locale where the radix
character is not defined, the radix character shall default to a period
( '.' ). [Option End]

Is this option supported by glibc ( and hence Linux)?

Try asking in the groups dealing with glibc and/or POSIX. This one
(c.l.c) deals only with the Standard C, as defined by ANSI/ISO.

 

[Dingo]

What does the Unix specification have to do with C? Nothing, C has a
standard all of its own.

Nothing? ISO/IEC 9945 references ISO/IEC 9899 more than 800 times.
The ISO/IEC 9899 bibliography lists ISO/IEC 9945 as a reference.

 

[Flash Gordon]

Nothing? ISO/IEC 9945 references ISO/IEC 9899 more than 800 times.
The ISO/IEC 9899 bibliography lists ISO/IEC 9945 as a reference.

That might indicate the C specification having something to do with
Unix, but not the other way around. I've written C code for systems
which don't have enough memory to run Unix and don't have any part of
Unix implemented on them. Or can you find a Unix implementation for the
TI TMS320C25? One that will leave a useful amount of the 16K ROM
available? And a useful amount of the 16K RAM? Oh, and just to make it
harder to implement Unix, remember that you can't execute programs from
the main RAM (there is a small about, under 1K, which can be made
executable).

That isn't even the strangest processor I've used.