WebAssembly / WebAssembly/WASI
Document the behavior of `O_EXCL` when used without `O_CREAT`.
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Description
In POSIX, the behavior of O_EXCL when used without O_CREAT is undefined. WASI should define a behavior and document it.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is named. First locate the WASI specification text covering O_EXCL and review the POSIX behavior; done means the chosen behavior is defined and documented for use without O_CREAT.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- wasm
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100