StdLib/ISSUES.txt

   1 StdLib Issues
   2 =============
   3   Status Key:
   4     Open          Problem is unresolved and final disposition unknown.
   5     Verified      Problem has been reproduced.
   6     Understood    Root cause of problem is understood.
   7     Document      Problem is to be fixed through improved documentation.
   8     Fixed         Problem has been resolved and changes committed.
   9
  10       Category                             TOOLs       Reported       Status
  11     ------------------------              --------  --------------  -----------
  12 1:  Compilation Error                      vs2010             2012  Understood
  13     stdlib\libc\gdtoa\strtod.c(825) : warning C4789: destination of memory copy is too small
  14
  15 2:  Compilation Error                       ALL               2012  Understood
  16     StdLib/LibC/Uefi/SysCalls.c: In function 'utimes': error: 'va_start' used in function with fixed args
  17
  18 3:  Usage Clarification                                       2012  Understood/Document
  19     Clarify that the current StdLib may not be used for developing drivers.
  20
  21 4:  Execution/Compile errors                                  2012  Understood
  22     Mismatch in use of EFIAPI between declaration and definition of some functions.
  23
  24 5:  Error message Quality during execution                    2012  Verified
  25     Performing filesystem operations when a filesystem driver has not been
  26     linked into the application results in hangs or error messages that are
  27     misleading or unclear as to the cause.
  28
  29 6:  Application error return                                  2012  Verified
  30     On error, applications will sometimes return large positive numbers.
  31
  32 7:  Compilation Error                       GCC46        Jan, 2013  Open
  33     StdLib/LibC/Containers/Queues/Fifo.c:508:27: error: assignment from incompatible pointer type
  34
  35 8:  chdir/cwd not in EFI Shell                                2012  Understood
  36     The chdir and getcwd functions only work if one is using the UEFI Shell.
  37
  38 9:  No current volume/directory at app. startup.              2012  Understood
  39     If the Shell does not have a current volume or directory, file operations
  40     may hang or fail.