[perl #122005] deprecate POSIX::tmpnam

On Sun Jun 01 06:27:39 2014, jhi wrote:
> The tmpnam() interface is known to be dangerous enough that compilers
> and even linkers warn against its use.  And POSIX.pod advises
> likewise.
> 
> Therefore, POSIX extension probably should stop giving access to the
> raw
> tmpnam().
> 
> Some options:
> 
> (1) remove it, let users (*) die
>  (2) implement it using mkstemp() if available.  (What about platforms
>  that have tmpnam() but do not have mkstemp()?)  This reimplementing,
> of
>  course, is already done (and much more) in File::Temp, but we
> probably
> don't want the POSIX being dependent on File::Temp.
> 
> Both options above can include "add a loud obnoxious warning".
> 
> (*) http://grep.cpan.me/?q=POSIX.*tmpnam

(3) produce a deprecation warning, patch attached.

Tony

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• [perl #122005] deprecate POSIX::tmpnam by Tony Cook via RT
• Re: [perl #122005] deprecate POSIX::tmpnam by Karl Williamson