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Does the unification with the Single UNIX Specification mean the Austin Group specifications are now only relevant to the UNIX community?

April 26, 2017Austin group mean relevant specification specifications unification Unix

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Does the unification with the Single UNIX Specification mean the Austin Group specifications are now only relevant to the UNIX community?

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No, the additional features to support the Single UNIX Specification have been added as an option (the XSI option). The core POSIX interfaces still comprise a series of options allowing a minimal implementation, and with the subprofiling standards such as POSIX 1003.13 and its revision (currently in progress), the Austin Group specifications are relevant as the open industry standard source API for embedded real-time devices and controllers. For a good description of the modular options in the Austin Group specification see URL: http://people.redhat.com/~drepper/posix-option-groups.