[Tcl-bugs] [ tcl-Feature Requests-1811848 ] Drop compat/tmpnam.c

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Feature Requests item #1811848, was opened at 2007-10-11 17:00
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Category: 51. Portability Support
Group: None
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Accepted
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Don Porter (dgp)
>Assigned to: Don Porter (dgp)
Summary: Drop compat/tmpnam.c

Initial Comment:

Tcl source code no longer
calls a tmpnam() routine, so
there's no good reason to 
continue to cart
along a replacement version.

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>Comment By: Don Porter (dgp)
Date: 2007-10-18 13:55

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Whenever someone acts on TIP 210, in
all liklihood they will not use the
tmpnam() routine.  Many linkers all
but refuse to create programs containing
tmpnam() because it's well-known to
be an inherent security hole.

If I'm wrong on that, the support can
be yanked back out of the CVS history.
I'm removing the file, not erasing it
existence from history.

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Comment By: Donal K. Fellows (dkf)
Date: 2007-10-11 18:20

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But there's a TIP pending (#210) that might need it.

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