Re: C11/POSIX-2024 Questions

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Value was based on the official publication date - maybe they backdated it?

On 2024-08-19 13:53, Joel Sherrill wrote:
> I thought I would return to the question of what value _POSIX_C_SOURCE should have.
> 
> Issue 8 HTML is on the opengroup.org <http://opengroup.org> site now.
> 
> https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/functions/V2_chap02.html 
> <https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/functions/V2_chap02.html>
> 
> Has it as 202405L.
> 
> Brian is there any reason to think it could also be 202406L now?
> 
> --joel
> 
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 5:34 PM <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> 
>     POSIX is also ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22/WG 15 ISO/IEC 9945:2024 in DIS ballot.
> 
>     Probably easier to look for changes from drafts and propose changes and
>     comments, then wait for both ISO/IEC ballots to pass or ISO/IEC updates to be
>     cancelled, before applying updates.
> 
>     On 2024-06-28 16:01, Joel Sherrill wrote:
>      > Thanks everyone. I guess the broader question with multiple
>      > standards being released close to each other, is do we need
>      > a master plan? Or just fix things as they are spotted.
>      >
>      > It seems there are a number of things to address this time.
>      >
>      > --joel
>      >
>      > On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 4:33 PM <[email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]>
>      > <mailto:[email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote:
>      >
>      >     On 2024-06-28 08:37, Joel Sherrill wrote:
>      >      > Hi
>      >      >
>      >      > I am finishing up reviewing the additions from POSIX Issue 8 which was
>      >     released
>      >      > recently. I noticed a few things and have questions on the right
>     approach.
>      >      >
>      >      > + I only have the final draft for POSIX-2024. It says
>     "_POSIX_VERSION to
>      >     the value
>      >      > 20yymmL." It isn't on the web yet for the HTML version. Anyone
>     know the
>      >     value
>      >      > this has in the final version?
>      >
>      >     The Austin Group minutes say in:
>      >
>      > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12711.html
>     <https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12711.html>
>      >   
>       <https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12711.html
>     <https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12711.html>>
>      >
>      >     "The IEEE and The Open Group pdf edition was published on Friday June
>     14th."
>      >
>      >     so I would expect POSIX-1.2004/IEEE Std. 1003-1(2024) to have 202406L
>     date.
>      >
>      >     Another email states it could take another month for the HTML ~July 21.
>      >
>      >      > + sys/features.h appears to need this new POSIX version added at
>     least to
>      >     the
>      >      > comment block. I don't think it necessarily changes any logic
>     below that.
>      >
>      >     The latest draft normative references include ISO/IEC 10646:2020 (6th
>     edition)
>      >     so Unicode should be at least 13 dated 2020-03-06 and
>     __STDC_ISO_10646__ at
>      >     least 202003L.
>      >     This was amended by ISO/IEC 10646:2020/Amd1:2023 2023-07-17 so
>     Unicode could be
>      >     up to 15.0 dated 2022-09-09 with __STDC_ISO_10646__ 202209L.
>      >     There were no amendments for Unicode 14 2021-09-10 or 15.1 2023-08-28.
>      >     Future considerations expect Unicode 16 in Amendment 2:2025.
>      >
>      >     ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC2 WG2 is no longer at
>     http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2 <http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2>
>      >     <http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2 <http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2>>
>      >     (NXDOMAIN) so old working documents are no longer available but has
>     moved to
>      > https://www.unicode.org/wg2/ <https://www.unicode.org/wg2/>
>     <https://www.unicode.org/wg2/ <https://www.unicode.org/wg2/>> where more
>      >     recent working documents are available,
>      >     and hopes are that ISO/IEC standards can be stabilized with normative
>      >     references
>      >     to Unicode specs like UTS Unicode Technical Standards and UAX Unicode
>     Standard
>      >     Annexes.
>      >
>      >      > + memmem is in string.h under the __GNU_VISIBLE guard. Does it now
>     need
>      >     to be
>      >      > under a __POSIX_VISIBLE > 2024mmdd and __GNU_VISIBLE?
>      >      >
>      >      > + aligned_alloc in stdlib.h is only guarded by C > 2011. Does that
>     need
>      >     to be an
>      >      > || POSIX >= 2024 also?
>      >      >
>      >      > + C11 and POSIX-2024 add these complex methods.
>      >      >
>      >      > double complex CMPLX(double x, double y);
>      >      > float complex CMPLXF(float x, float y);
>      >      > long double complex CMPLXL(long double x, long double y);
>      >      >
>      >      > FreeBSD has a macro implementation
>      >      >
>     (https://github.com/lattera/freebsd/blob/master/include/complex.h#L49
>     <https://github.com/lattera/freebsd/blob/master/include/complex.h#L49>
>      >     <https://github.com/lattera/freebsd/blob/master/include/complex.h#L49
>     <https://github.com/lattera/freebsd/blob/master/include/complex.h#L49>>
>      >      >
>     <https://github.com/lattera/freebsd/blob/master/include/complex.h#L49
>     <https://github.com/lattera/freebsd/blob/master/include/complex.h#L49>
>      >     <https://github.com/lattera/freebsd/blob/master/include/complex.h#L49
>     <https://github.com/lattera/freebsd/blob/master/include/complex.h#L49>>>). If I
>      >      > add that to complex.h, does it also need a __ISO_C_VISIBLE >= 2011 ||
>      >      > __POSIX_VISIBLE > 2024mmdd guard?
>      >
>      >     The same minutes linked above says:
>      >
>      >              "The ISO/IEC [POSIX] ballot closes on June 28."
>      >
>      >     Also note that ISO/IEC 9899:2024 C is targeted for July 12, and JTC
>     1/SC 22/WG
>      >     14 hope to get that passed by some picky ISO editors in time, or it
>     will be
>      >     cancelled for this year.
>      >
>      >     So look for ISO C >= 2024 and add changes, including docs and
>     compiler options,
>      >     and note 202X is becoming ambiguous so groups are using 202Y.
>      >
>      >      > + Should I continue to look for guards on things that are newly
>     added in
>      >     POSIX
>      >      > 2024 and already in newlib?
>      >      >
>      >      > That's it so far. Just picky stuff that I plan to address given
>     some advice.
>      >
>      >     I am also waiting to see if this will be issued as SUSv5?
>      >
>      >     --
>      >     Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis              Calgary, Alberta, Canada
>      >
>      >     La perfection est atteinte                   Perfection is achieved
>      >     non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter  not when there is no
>     more to add
>      >     mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer     but when there is no
>     more to cut
>      >                                       -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
>      >
> 
>     -- 
>     Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis              Calgary, Alberta, Canada
> 
>     La perfection est atteinte                   Perfection is achieved
>     non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter  not when there is no more to add
>     mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer     but when there is no more to cut
>                                       -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
> 

-- 
Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis              Calgary, Alberta, Canada

La perfection est atteinte                   Perfection is achieved
non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter  not when there is no more to add
mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer     but when there is no more to cut
                                 -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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