From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 1560 invoked from network); 5 Feb 2003 13:42:17 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 5 Feb 2003 13:42:17 -0000 Received: (qmail 5200 invoked by alias); 5 Feb 2003 13:42:07 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 18198 Received: (qmail 5193 invoked from network); 5 Feb 2003 13:42:07 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO sunsite.dk) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 5 Feb 2003 13:42:07 -0000 X-MessageWall-Score: 0 (sunsite.dk) Received: from [62.189.183.235] by sunsite.dk (MessageWall 1.0.8) with SMTP; 5 Feb 2003 13:42:7 -0000 Received: from exchange01.csr.com (unverified) by (Content Technologies SMTPRS 4.2.1) with ESMTP id for ; Wed, 5 Feb 2003 13:48:28 +0000 Received: from csr.com (tinky-winky.csr.com [192.168.144.127]) by exchange01.csr.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2650.21) id DQ47LB4D; Wed, 5 Feb 2003 13:42:57 -0000 To: zsh-workers@sunsite.dk Subject: Re: printf and POSIX compliance In-reply-to: "Stephane CHAZELAS"'s message of "Wed, 05 Feb 2003 14:10:11 +0100." <20030205141011.A705@pcchazelas.free.fr> Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2003 13:42:07 +0000 Message-ID: <18945.1044452527@csr.com> From: Peter Stephenson Stephane CHAZELAS wrote: > On Tue, Feb 04, 2003 at 07:26:11PM +0100, DervishD wrote: > > > http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007904975/utilities/printf.html > > > that, according to POSIX: > > > > That is Single Unix Specification, not POSIX, am I wrong? > > I must confess I've not understood all of this imbroglio of > obscure specifications, but had the rough idea this SUS was a > step forward after POSIX. Well, it's also an IEEE (or maybe Open > Group registered at IEEE???) document and it's publicly > available. The Austin Group which is revising the standard is steering it through IEEE, SUS and ISO procedures. If I've followed the developments correctly, the 2002 version available at the Open Group site is now approved by all relevant bodies, with identical wording. Unfortunately we're a bit erratic at following it; nobody's really got the time to keep track of it in detail. -- Peter Stephenson Software Engineer CSR Ltd., Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WH, UK Tel: +44 (0)1223 692070 ********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. **********************************************************************