On Fri, Aug 19, 2005 at 05:24:20PM +0100, syphon wrote: >I'm trying to build some example code from 'Programming with POSIX >Threads' by David Butenhof, and have run into an error because one of >the programs calls readdir_r. From googling and searching the mailing >lists, it looks like there has been some work done on the re-entrant >versions of the standard functions, but nothing seems to be built in the >shipping binary code. > >I downloaded the cygwin source and there is definition for readdir_r in >newlib/libc/posix however there is no corresponding declaration in any >header file. > >My question is, is there a reason that the re-entrant versions of the >functions like readdir_r are not built? > >This isn't a critical issue for me - I just want to play with this stuff >on my laptop on the train without needing to dual-boot into linux (so >I'm just being lazy!). However I'm still curious, so if anyone has an >answer I'd be greatful.
In 90% of the cases, the reason for "Why doesn't X exist?" is that no one had taken the time to implement it. That was the case here. readdir_r was never implemented. I have, however, just added it to the DLL. It will be in the next cygwin snapshot: http://cygwin.com/snapshots/ cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
