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Re: setuid and serious trouble (Re: Time to update POSIX.pm?)

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From:
Mark Overmeer
Date:
February 3, 2011 05:26
Subject:
Re: setuid and serious trouble (Re: Time to update POSIX.pm?)
Message ID:
20110203132621.GB13263@moon.overmeer.net
* Tom Christiansen (tchrist@perl.com) [110203 13:23]:
> I agree that strftime is *probably* the most used function from 
> the POSIX module.  I was, however, surprised to find a different
> import pattern in my own scripts:
>     5  setsid
>     3  strftime
>     2 :sys_wait_h
>     2 :termios_h

There is no problem moving (f.i. strftime) to core: just do accept
the requirement for the name but "forget" to export it.

I hope you will comment on the bigger story as well.
-- 
               MarkOv

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