Public Comment Number PC-UK0058 ISO/IEC CD 9899 (SC22N2620) Public Comment =========================================== Date: 1998-01-29 Author: Clive D.W. Feather Author Affiliation: Self Postal Address: Demon Internet Limited 322 Regents Park Road London N3 2QQ United Kingdom E-mail Address: Telephone Number: +44 181 371 1138 Fax Number: +44 181 371 1037 Number of individual comments: 1 Comment 1. Category: Request for information/clarification Committee Draft subsection: 7.13.4.3 Title: Unclear how many times tmpfile() can be called. Detailed description: Nowhere does the Standard state how many times tmpfile() can be called, nor does it state that several successful calls will actually access different files ! Append to 7.13.4.3p2: The file will be different from any other existing file, including any opened by a previous successful call to the /tmpfile/ function. Add a new part to 7.13.4.3: Recommended practice It should be possible to open at least /TMP_MAX/ temporary files during the lifetime of the program, and no limit on the number simultaneously open other than this limit and any limit on the number of open streams (FOPEN_MAX). The limit of /TMP_MAX/ could be shared with calls to /tmpnam/.