Patch-ID# 103188-02
Keywords: libc.a libc.so.1 libc_pic.a popen file descriptors iconv_close nscd
Synopsis: SunOS 5.5_x86: libc fixes
Date: Mar/05/96

Solaris Release: 2.5_x86

SunOS Release: 5.5_x86

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Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 103187

Topic: SunOS 5.5_x86: libc fixes

BugId's fixed with this patch: 1229805 1235042 1238038

Changes incorporated in this version: 1235042

Relevant Architectures: i386

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Files included with this patch:

/usr/lib/libc.a
/usr/lib/libc.so.1
/usr/lib/libp/libc.a
/usr/lib/pics/libc_pic.a

Problem Description:

1235042 nscd library code nukes filedescriptor if its fd is closed by application

(from 103188-01)

1238038 iconv_close returns wrong data type
1229805 popen assumes maximum number of file descriptors is 256

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