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Issue of the Standard # S0046

Brief

Contradiction in the description of functions sigemptyset() and sigfillset().

Detailed Description

The “Return value” section for functions sigemptyset() and sigfillset() states that in case of not successful completion the functions “shall return -1 and set errno to indicate the error”. However, the “Errors” section for the both functions states that “no errors are defined”.

Problem location(s) in the standard

The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6 IEEE Std 1003.1, 2004 Edition (SUS 3.0), System Interfaces,<br> description of function sigemptyset(), description of function sigfillset().

Possible solutions

Define the possible error codes or remove the sentence “and set errno to indicate the error” from the description in “Return value” section for the case of not successful completion.

Accepted

POSIX aardvark,
Request Number 142

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