[Python-bugs-list] [Bug #132815] getname() already in use by OS

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Bug #132815, was updated on 2001-Feb-17 05:47
Here is a current snapshot of the bug.

Project: Python
Category: Unicode
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Bug Group: Platform-specific
Priority: 5
Submitted by: zessin_5
Assigned to : nobody
Summary: getname() already in use by OS

Details: There is a name-clash on OpenVMS.

modules/unicodedata.c  defines a function named 'getname'.
This collides with a function that is defined in OpenVMS's
include file '<unixio.h>'.

Here is an extract from the documentation:
]getname
]
]   Returns the file specification associated with a file descriptor.
]
]   Format
]
]   #include   <unixio.h>
]
]   char  getname   (int file_desc , char  buffer, . . . );
 [...]
]   Description
]
]   This function places the file specification in the area
] pointed to by buffer and returns that address.  The area
] pointed to by buffer should be an array large enough to
] contain a fully qualified file specification (the maximum
] length is 256 characters).

Note: 'getname' is also used in include/ucnhash.h

I guess that 'getname' does also exist on other operating
systems, but might just be included by a different header
file. Can this be changed, please?


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