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New TC items from yesterdays call

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Subject: New TC items from yesterdays call
From: Andrew Josey <yyyyyy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 09:48:41 +0100
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Attached are a bunch of proposed TC items arising from
yesterdays teleconference.

regards
Andrew

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XBD CHANGES

Change Number:  U0950/xx [XBD ERN 30] 

On Page: 61  Line: 2005-2006  Section: 3.187 Group Database (2003 Ed.)
On Page: 59  Line: 1993-1994  Section: 3.187 Group Database (2001 Ed.)

Change From:
"A system database of implementation-defined format that contains at
least the following information for each group ID:"

To:
"A system database that contains at least the following information for
each group ID:"


Change Number:  U0950/xx [XBD ERN 31,32] 

On Page: 88  Line: 2778-2779  Section: 3.382 System Console (2003 Ed.)
On Page: 86  Line: 2766-2767  Section: 3.382 System Console (2001 Ed.)

Change From:
"An implementation-defined device that receives messages sent by the
syslog() function, and the fmtmsg() function when the MM_CONSOLE flat
is set."

To:
"A device that receives messages sent by the syslog() function, and the
fmtmsg() function when the MM_CONSOLE flag is set."



Change Number:  U0950/xx [XBD ERN 33] 

On Page: 88  Line: 2802-2803  Section: 3.385 System Process (2003 Ed.)
On Page: 86  Line: 2790-2791  Section: 3.385 System Process (2001 Ed.)

Change From:
"An implementation-defined object, other than a process executing an
application, that has a process ID."

To:
"An object other than a process executing an application, that is
provided by the system and has a process ID."


Change Number:  U0950/xx [XBD ERN 35] 

On Page: 88  Line: 2842-2845  Section: 3.393 Thread (2003 Ed.)
On Page: 86  Line: 2790-2791  Section: 3.393 Thread (2001 Ed.)

Change From:
"Anything whose address may be determined by a thread, including but not
limited to static variables, storage obtained via malloc(), directly
addressable storage obtained through implementation-defined functions, and
automatic variables, are accessible to all threads in the same process."


To:
"Anything whose address may be determined by a thread, including
but not limited to static variables, storage obtained via malloc(),
directly addressable storage obtained through implementation-supplied
functions, and automatic variables, are accessible to all threads in
the same process."


Change Number:  U0950/xx [XBD ERN 36] 

On Page: 94  Line: 2939-2940  Section: 3.424 User Database (2003 Ed.)
On Page: 92  Line: 2927-2928  Section: 3.424 User Database (2001 Ed.)

Change From:
"A system database of implementation-defined format that contains at
least the following information for each user ID:"

To:
"A system database that contains at least the following information for
each user ID:"


Change Number:  U0950/xx [XBD ERN 37] 

On Page: 185  Line: 6540-6541  Section: 10.2 (2003 Ed.)
On Page: 183  Line: 6508-6509  Section: 10.2 (2001 Ed.)

Change From:
"The implementation shall document which terminal types it supports and
which of these features and utilities are not supported by each terminal."
                                                                                
To:
"The implementation shall document in the system documentation which
terminal types it supports and which of these features and utilities
are not supported by each terminal."


XRAT Changes


Change Number:  U0952/xx [XBD ERN 35] 

On Page: 7  Line: 191  Section: A.1.4 (2003 Ed.)
On Page: 7  Line: 190  Section: A.1.4 (2001 Ed.)

Add to the end of the paragaph:
"In some places the text refers to facilities supplied by the
implementation that are outside of the standard as implementation-supplied
or implementation-provided. This is not intended to imply a requirement
for documentation. If it were the term "implementation-defined" would
have been used."


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Email: yyyyyyy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx                Reading,Berks.RG1 1AX,England
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