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@node mkostemp
@subsection @code{mkostemp}
@findex mkostemp
Gnulib module: mkostemp
Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
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This function is missing on many non-glibc platforms:
Mac OS X 10.5, FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 5.0, OpenBSD 3.8, Minix 3.1.8, AIX 5.1, HP-UX 11,
IRIX 6.5, OSF/1 5.1, Solaris 11 2011-11, Cygwin 1.7.5, mingw, MSVC 9, Interix 3.5, BeOS.
@item
On platforms where @code{off_t} is a 32-bit type, @code{mkostemp} may not work
correctly to create files larger than 2 GB. (Cf. @code{AC_SYS_LARGEFILE}.)
@end itemize
Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
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The gnulib module @code{clean-temp} can create temporary files that will not
be left behind after signals such as SIGINT.
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