%m, #614

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Richard!

On Thu, 29 Aug 2019 14:35:36 -0500
Richard Laager via devel <devel at ntpsec.org> wrote:

> On 8/29/19 2:20 PM, Gary E. Miller via devel wrote:
> > Sadly we do not get to pick the API.  The user picks the available
> > APIs when he picks a distro.  
> Read `man strerror_r`. The defines determine which API (XSI or GNU)
> glibc provides. You, the application author, pick the API by setting
> the macros.

On Linux, yes.  But not on all distros.  For example, on Android,
which gpsd supports, strerror_r() always returns an int.  No options.

Ditto on osx which NTPsec supports:

https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/System/Conceptual/ManPages_iPhoneOS/man3/strerror.3.html

RGDS
GARY
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