Subject: standards/2949: daemon() should not be in <stdlib.h>
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Peter Seebach <seebs@taniemarie.solon.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 11/17/1996 19:51:46
>Number: 2949
>Category: standards
>Synopsis: daemon() should not be in <stdlib.h>
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: low
>Responsible: gnats-admin (GNATS administrator)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sun Nov 17 18:05:00 1996
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Peter Seebach
>Organization:
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>Release: 1.2
>Environment:
System: NetBSD taniemarie 1.2_BETA NetBSD 1.2_BETA (SEEBS) #0: Fri Aug 16 17:16:09 CDT 1996 seebs@taniemarie:/usr/src/sys/arch/amiga/compile/SEEBS amiga
>Description:
IMHO, it is incorrect for daemon() to be declared in <stdlib.h>.
I can survive it since it goes away if I #define _POSIX_SOURCE or
_ANSI_SOURCE, but it shouldn't show up unless asked for.
If nothing else, it should be in <unistd.h> or some Berkeley
header, not a Standard C header.
>How-To-Repeat:
Try to build procmail.
>Fix:
My suggestion: move daemon() (and other similar functions) to a
more correct header reflecting their local and unix-specific nature.
Or, perhaps cause the compiler's default to be -D_POSIX_SOURCE. :)
>Audit-Trail:
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