NetBSD Problem Report #59141

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From: campbell+netbsd@mumble.net
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Subject: POSIX.1-2024: sig2str, str2sig
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>Number:         59141
>Category:       lib
>Synopsis:       POSIX.1-2024: sig2str, str2sig
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    lib-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Mar 06 13:45:00 +0000 2025
>Last-Modified:  Thu Mar 06 19:35:01 +0000 2025
>Originator:     Taylor R Campbell
>Release:        current, 10, 9, ...
>Organization:
The SIGSTRNETBSD Foundation
>Environment:
>Description:
POSIX.1-2024 adds sig2str and str2sig functions:

https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/functions/sig2str.html

These are missing from NetBSD.
>How-To-Repeat:
standards inspection

https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/xrat/V4_xsh_chap01.html
>Fix:
Yes, please!

>Audit-Trail:
From: Robert Elz <kre@munnari.OZ.AU>
To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: lib/59141: POSIX.1-2024: sig2str, str2sig
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 02:33:32 +0700

     Date:        Thu,  6 Mar 2025 13:45:01 +0000 (UTC)
     From:        campbell+netbsd@mumble.net
     Message-ID:  <20250306134501.174791A923E@mollari.NetBSD.org>

   | POSIX.1-2024 adds sig2str and str2sig functions:
   |
   | https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/functions/sig2str.html
   |
   | These are missing from NetBSD.

 Do we have to?   We have better than those ancient archaic interfaces.
 They are horrible.   (And yes, I argued against them being added.)

 But if we do, I will write them (using our current interfaces underneath).

 kre

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