On 2022-06-30 12:35, Lavrentiev, Anton (NIH/NLM/NCBI) [C] via
Cygwin-patches wrote:
However, use of this feature is deprecated, and POSIX notes that a
conforming application shall use an explicit pathname (e.g., .) to
specify the current working directory.
Since "SHALL" does not mean "MUST", I think this patch is correct.
It appears you may be confusing POSIX's (1.5 Terminology)
*shall* (mandatory) and *should* (recommended):
"*SHALL*
For an implementation that conforms to POSIX.1-2017, describes a feature
or behavior that is mandatory. An application can rely on the existence
of the feature or behavior.
For an application or user, describes a behavior that is mandatory.
*SHOULD*
For an implementation that conforms to POSIX.1-2017, describes a feature
or behavior that is recommended but not mandatory. An application should
not rely on the existence of the feature or behavior. An application
that relies on such a feature or behavior cannot be assured to be
portable across conforming implementations.
For an application, describes a feature or behavior that is recommended
programming practice for optimum portability."
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