Todd C. Miller <mill...@openbsd.org> wrote: > > I think it would be ideal for the manual page text to state > > which values can be used in a *portable* way. If, for some reason, > > that is not desirable, then the main text should say which values > > can be used on OpenBSD, and STANDARDS should say that using values > > above XYZ is an extension. > > The standard didn't ever specify things in that level of detail as > far as I can tell.
It isn't a portability issue, is it? Rather it a range error. But honestly, how much software is plagued by user control of such a value, and what software goes wrong if it triggers early. I doubt there are serious consequences.
