critical impact:

getdirentries - obsolete (CrUn198)

Problem description

The getdirentries function exists on Tru64 UNIX only for backward compatibility reasons. This function is not available on HP-UX.

The getdirentries function has been declared obsolete, although it is still available for compatibility on current versions of Tru64 UNIX. It is not the POSIX defined way to process directory entries.

Identifiers

getdirentries

See also

• Background information on Input/Output (files, devices) impacts
• getdirentries(2)

Solution description

Refer to the documentation to determine the appropriate replacement API.

Use the POSIX opendir, readdir, and closedir library routines for reading and interpreting directory entries.

See also

• closedir(3C)
• opendir(3C)
• readdir(3C)

Problem summary