# HG changeset patch # User Bruno Haible # Date 1229261296 -3600 # Node ID 4e0702ce194ac91d2c5d8c589856d27705ce884f # Parent 81a914cf7821475a29b1fff91f6a1a1b0c7c2cc4 Update doc for POSIX:2008. Part 1: Function removals. diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,61 @@ +2008-12-14 Bruno Haible + + Update doc for POSIX:2008. + * doc/pastposix-functions/bcmp.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/bcmp.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/bcopy.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/bcopy.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/bsd_signal.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/bsd_signal.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/bzero.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/bzero.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/ecvt.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/ecvt.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/fcvt.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/fcvt.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/ftime.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/ftime.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/gcvt.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/gcvt.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/getcontext.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/getcontext.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/gethostbyaddr.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/gethostbyaddr.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/gethostbyname.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/gethostbyname.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/getwd.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/getwd.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/h_errno.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/h_errno.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/index.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/index.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/makecontext.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/makecontext.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/mktemp.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/mktemp.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/pthread_attr_getstackaddr.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/pthread_attr_getstackaddr.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/pthread_attr_setstackaddr.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/pthread_attr_setstackaddr.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/rindex.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/rindex.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/scalb.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/scalb.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/setcontext.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/setcontext.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/swapcontext.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/swapcontext.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/ualarm.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/ualarm.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/usleep.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/usleep.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/vfork.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/vfork.texi. + * doc/pastposix-functions/wcswcs.texi: Renamed from + doc/posix-functions/wcswcs.texi. + * doc/gnulib.texi (Legacy Function Substitutes): New chapter. + (Function Substitutes): Update. + 2008-12-14 Ralf Wildenhues * modules/relocatable-prog-wrapper (Depends-on): Add errno, needed by diff --git a/doc/gnulib.texi b/doc/gnulib.texi --- a/doc/gnulib.texi +++ b/doc/gnulib.texi @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ * POSIX Substitutes Library:: Building as a separate substitutes library. * Header File Substitutes:: Overriding system headers. * Function Substitutes:: Replacing system functions. +* Legacy Function Substitutes:: Replacing system functions. * Glibc Header File Substitutes:: Overriding system headers. * Glibc Function Substitutes:: Replacing system functions. * Particular Modules:: Documentation of individual modules. @@ -715,13 +716,9 @@ * atol:: * atoll:: * basename:: -* bcmp:: -* bcopy:: * bind:: -* bsd_signal:: * bsearch:: * btowc:: -* bzero:: * cabs:: * cabsf:: * cabsl:: @@ -851,7 +848,6 @@ * drand48:: * dup:: * dup2:: -* ecvt:: * encrypt:: * endgrent:: * endhostent:: @@ -894,7 +890,6 @@ * fchown:: * fclose:: * fcntl:: -* fcvt:: * fdatasync:: * fdetach:: * fdim:: @@ -965,7 +960,6 @@ * fsync:: * ftell:: * ftello:: -* ftime:: * ftok:: * ftruncate:: * ftrylockfile:: @@ -976,13 +970,11 @@ * fwrite:: * fwscanf:: * gai_strerror:: -* gcvt:: * getaddrinfo:: * getc:: * getc_unlocked:: * getchar:: * getchar_unlocked:: -* getcontext:: * getcwd:: * getdate:: * getdelim:: @@ -996,8 +988,6 @@ * getgrnam:: * getgrnam_r:: * getgroups:: -* gethostbyaddr:: -* gethostbyname:: * gethostent:: * gethostid:: * gethostname:: @@ -1043,13 +1033,11 @@ * getutxline:: * getwc:: * getwchar:: -* getwd:: * glob:: * globfree:: * gmtime:: * gmtime_r:: * grantpt:: -* h_errno:: * hcreate:: * hdestroy:: * hsearch:: @@ -1070,7 +1058,6 @@ * ilogbl:: * imaxabs:: * imaxdiv:: -* index:: * inet_addr:: * inet_ntoa:: * inet_ntop:: @@ -1175,7 +1162,6 @@ * lsearch:: * lseek:: * lstat:: -* makecontext:: * malloc:: * mblen:: * mbrlen:: @@ -1194,7 +1180,6 @@ * mkfifo:: * mknod:: * mkstemp:: -* mktemp:: * mktime:: * mlock:: * mlockall:: @@ -1346,7 +1331,6 @@ * pthread_attr_getschedpolicy:: * pthread_attr_getscope:: * pthread_attr_getstack:: -* pthread_attr_getstackaddr:: * pthread_attr_getstacksize:: * pthread_attr_init:: * pthread_attr_setdetachstate:: @@ -1356,7 +1340,6 @@ * pthread_attr_setschedpolicy:: * pthread_attr_setscope:: * pthread_attr_setstack:: -* pthread_attr_setstackaddr:: * pthread_attr_setstacksize:: * pthread_barrier_destroy:: * pthread_barrier_init:: @@ -1481,7 +1464,6 @@ * rename:: * rewind:: * rewinddir:: -* rindex:: * rint:: * rintf:: * rintl:: @@ -1489,7 +1471,6 @@ * round:: * roundf:: * roundl:: -* scalb:: * scalbln:: * scalblnf:: * scalblnl:: @@ -1524,7 +1505,6 @@ * sendmsg:: * sendto:: * setbuf:: -* setcontext:: * setegid:: * setenv:: * seteuid:: @@ -1642,7 +1622,6 @@ * strtoumax:: * strxfrm:: * swab:: -* swapcontext:: * swprintf:: * swscanf:: * symlink:: @@ -1697,7 +1676,6 @@ * twalk:: * tzname:: * tzset:: -* ualarm:: * ulimit:: * umask:: * uname:: @@ -1706,14 +1684,12 @@ * unlink:: * unlockpt:: * unsetenv:: -* usleep:: * utime:: * utimes:: * va_arg:: * va_copy:: * va_end:: * va_start:: -* vfork:: * vfprintf:: * vfscanf:: * vfwprintf:: @@ -1758,7 +1734,6 @@ * wcstoul:: * wcstoull:: * wcstoumax:: -* wcswcs:: * wcswidth:: * wcsxfrm:: * wctob:: @@ -1835,13 +1810,9 @@ @include posix-functions/atol.texi @include posix-functions/atoll.texi @include posix-functions/basename.texi -@include posix-functions/bcmp.texi -@include posix-functions/bcopy.texi @include posix-functions/bind.texi -@include posix-functions/bsd_signal.texi @include posix-functions/bsearch.texi @include posix-functions/btowc.texi -@include posix-functions/bzero.texi @include posix-functions/cabs.texi @include posix-functions/cabsf.texi @include posix-functions/cabsl.texi @@ -1971,7 +1942,6 @@ @include posix-functions/drand48.texi @include posix-functions/dup.texi @include posix-functions/dup2.texi -@include posix-functions/ecvt.texi @include posix-functions/encrypt.texi @include posix-functions/endgrent.texi @include posix-functions/endhostent.texi @@ -2014,7 +1984,6 @@ @include posix-functions/fchown.texi @include posix-functions/fclose.texi @include posix-functions/fcntl.texi -@include posix-functions/fcvt.texi @include posix-functions/fdatasync.texi @include posix-functions/fdetach.texi @include posix-functions/fdim.texi @@ -2085,7 +2054,6 @@ @include posix-functions/fsync.texi @include posix-functions/ftell.texi @include posix-functions/ftello.texi -@include posix-functions/ftime.texi @include posix-functions/ftok.texi @include posix-functions/ftruncate.texi @include posix-functions/ftrylockfile.texi @@ -2096,13 +2064,11 @@ @include posix-functions/fwrite.texi @include posix-functions/fwscanf.texi @include posix-functions/gai_strerror.texi -@include posix-functions/gcvt.texi @include posix-functions/getaddrinfo.texi @include posix-functions/getc.texi @include posix-functions/getc_unlocked.texi @include posix-functions/getchar.texi @include posix-functions/getchar_unlocked.texi -@include posix-functions/getcontext.texi @include posix-functions/getcwd.texi @include posix-functions/getdate.texi @include posix-functions/getdelim.texi @@ -2116,8 +2082,6 @@ @include posix-functions/getgrnam.texi @include posix-functions/getgrnam_r.texi @include posix-functions/getgroups.texi -@include posix-functions/gethostbyaddr.texi -@include posix-functions/gethostbyname.texi @include posix-functions/gethostent.texi @include posix-functions/gethostid.texi @include posix-functions/gethostname.texi @@ -2163,13 +2127,11 @@ @include posix-functions/getutxline.texi @include posix-functions/getwc.texi @include posix-functions/getwchar.texi -@include posix-functions/getwd.texi @include posix-functions/glob.texi @include posix-functions/globfree.texi @include posix-functions/gmtime.texi @include posix-functions/gmtime_r.texi @include posix-functions/grantpt.texi -@include posix-functions/h_errno.texi @include posix-functions/hcreate.texi @include posix-functions/hdestroy.texi @include posix-functions/hsearch.texi @@ -2190,7 +2152,6 @@ @include posix-functions/ilogbl.texi @include posix-functions/imaxabs.texi @include posix-functions/imaxdiv.texi -@include posix-functions/index.texi @include posix-functions/inet_addr.texi @include posix-functions/inet_ntoa.texi @include posix-functions/inet_ntop.texi @@ -2295,7 +2256,6 @@ @include posix-functions/lsearch.texi @include posix-functions/lseek.texi @include posix-functions/lstat.texi -@include posix-functions/makecontext.texi @include posix-functions/malloc.texi @include posix-functions/mblen.texi @include posix-functions/mbrlen.texi @@ -2314,7 +2274,6 @@ @include posix-functions/mkfifo.texi @include posix-functions/mknod.texi @include posix-functions/mkstemp.texi -@include posix-functions/mktemp.texi @include posix-functions/mktime.texi @include posix-functions/mlock.texi @include posix-functions/mlockall.texi @@ -2466,7 +2425,6 @@ @include posix-functions/pthread_attr_getschedpolicy.texi @include posix-functions/pthread_attr_getscope.texi @include posix-functions/pthread_attr_getstack.texi -@include posix-functions/pthread_attr_getstackaddr.texi @include posix-functions/pthread_attr_getstacksize.texi @include posix-functions/pthread_attr_init.texi @include posix-functions/pthread_attr_setdetachstate.texi @@ -2476,7 +2434,6 @@ @include posix-functions/pthread_attr_setschedpolicy.texi @include posix-functions/pthread_attr_setscope.texi @include posix-functions/pthread_attr_setstack.texi -@include posix-functions/pthread_attr_setstackaddr.texi @include posix-functions/pthread_attr_setstacksize.texi @include posix-functions/pthread_barrier_destroy.texi @include posix-functions/pthread_barrier_init.texi @@ -2601,7 +2558,6 @@ @include posix-functions/rename.texi @include posix-functions/rewind.texi @include posix-functions/rewinddir.texi -@include posix-functions/rindex.texi @include posix-functions/rint.texi @include posix-functions/rintf.texi @include posix-functions/rintl.texi @@ -2609,7 +2565,6 @@ @include posix-functions/round.texi @include posix-functions/roundf.texi @include posix-functions/roundl.texi -@include posix-functions/scalb.texi @include posix-functions/scalbln.texi @include posix-functions/scalblnf.texi @include posix-functions/scalblnl.texi @@ -2644,7 +2599,6 @@ @include posix-functions/sendmsg.texi @include posix-functions/sendto.texi @include posix-functions/setbuf.texi -@include posix-functions/setcontext.texi @include posix-functions/setegid.texi @include posix-functions/setenv.texi @include posix-functions/seteuid.texi @@ -2762,7 +2716,6 @@ @include posix-functions/strtoumax.texi @include posix-functions/strxfrm.texi @include posix-functions/swab.texi -@include posix-functions/swapcontext.texi @include posix-functions/swprintf.texi @include posix-functions/swscanf.texi @include posix-functions/symlink.texi @@ -2817,7 +2770,6 @@ @include posix-functions/twalk.texi @include posix-functions/tzname.texi @include posix-functions/tzset.texi -@include posix-functions/ualarm.texi @include posix-functions/ulimit.texi @include posix-functions/umask.texi @include posix-functions/uname.texi @@ -2826,14 +2778,12 @@ @include posix-functions/unlink.texi @include posix-functions/unlockpt.texi @include posix-functions/unsetenv.texi -@include posix-functions/usleep.texi @include posix-functions/utime.texi @include posix-functions/utimes.texi @include posix-functions/va_arg.texi @include posix-functions/va_copy.texi @include posix-functions/va_end.texi @include posix-functions/va_start.texi -@include posix-functions/vfork.texi @include posix-functions/vfprintf.texi @include posix-functions/vfscanf.texi @include posix-functions/vfwprintf.texi @@ -2878,7 +2828,6 @@ @include posix-functions/wcstoul.texi @include posix-functions/wcstoull.texi @include posix-functions/wcstoumax.texi -@include posix-functions/wcswcs.texi @include posix-functions/wcswidth.texi @include posix-functions/wcsxfrm.texi @include posix-functions/wctob.texi @@ -2901,6 +2850,72 @@ @include posix-functions/y1.texi @include posix-functions/yn.texi +@node Legacy Function Substitutes +@chapter Past POSIX Function Substitutes + +This chapter describes which functions and function-like macros specified by +older versions of POSIX (POSIX:2001) are substituted by Gnulib, which +portability pitfalls are fixed by Gnulib, and which (known) portability +problems are not worked around by Gnulib. + +@nosuchmodulenote function + +@menu +* bcmp:: +* bcopy:: +* bsd_signal:: +* bzero:: +* ecvt:: +* fcvt:: +* ftime:: +* gcvt:: +* getcontext:: +* gethostbyaddr:: +* gethostbyname:: +* getwd:: +* h_errno:: +* index:: +* makecontext:: +* mktemp:: +* pthread_attr_getstackaddr:: +* pthread_attr_setstackaddr:: +* rindex:: +* scalb:: +* setcontext:: +* swapcontext:: +* ualarm:: +* usleep:: +* vfork:: +* wcswcs:: +@end menu + +@include pastposix-functions/bcmp.texi +@include pastposix-functions/bcopy.texi +@include pastposix-functions/bsd_signal.texi +@include pastposix-functions/bzero.texi +@include pastposix-functions/ecvt.texi +@include pastposix-functions/fcvt.texi +@include pastposix-functions/ftime.texi +@include pastposix-functions/gcvt.texi +@include pastposix-functions/getcontext.texi +@include pastposix-functions/gethostbyaddr.texi +@include pastposix-functions/gethostbyname.texi +@include pastposix-functions/getwd.texi +@include pastposix-functions/h_errno.texi +@include pastposix-functions/index.texi +@include pastposix-functions/makecontext.texi +@include pastposix-functions/mktemp.texi +@include pastposix-functions/pthread_attr_getstackaddr.texi +@include pastposix-functions/pthread_attr_setstackaddr.texi +@include pastposix-functions/rindex.texi +@include pastposix-functions/scalb.texi +@include pastposix-functions/setcontext.texi +@include pastposix-functions/swapcontext.texi +@include pastposix-functions/ualarm.texi +@include pastposix-functions/usleep.texi +@include pastposix-functions/vfork.texi +@include pastposix-functions/wcswcs.texi + @node Glibc Header File Substitutes @chapter Glibc Header File Substitutes diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/bcmp.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/bcmp.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/bcmp.texi @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +@node bcmp +@section @code{bcmp} +@findex bcmp + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/bcmp.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +Solaris 2.4, mingw. +@item +This function is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use @code{memcmp} +instead. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/bcopy.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/bcopy.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/bcopy.texi @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +@node bcopy +@section @code{bcopy} +@findex bcopy + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/bcopy.html} + +Gnulib module: bcopy + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +Solaris 2.4, mingw. +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use @code{memcpy} +or @code{memmove} instead. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/bsd_signal.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/bsd_signal.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/bsd_signal.texi @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +@node bsd_signal +@section @code{bsd_signal} +@findex bsd_signal + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/bsd_signal.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +MacOS X 10.3, FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 3.0, IRIX 5.3, Solaris 2.5.1, Cygwin, mingw, Interix 3.5. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/bzero.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/bzero.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/bzero.texi @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +@node bzero +@section @code{bzero} +@findex bzero + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/bzero.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +Solaris 2.4, mingw. +@item +This function is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use @code{memset} +instead. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/ecvt.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/ecvt.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/ecvt.texi @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +@node ecvt +@section @code{ecvt} +@findex ecvt + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/ecvt.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 3.0. +@item +This function is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use @code{sprintf} +instead. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/fcvt.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/fcvt.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/fcvt.texi @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +@node fcvt +@section @code{fcvt} +@findex fcvt + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/fcvt.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 3.0. +@item +This function is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use @code{sprintf} +instead. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/ftime.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/ftime.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/ftime.texi @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +@node ftime +@section @code{ftime} +@findex ftime + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/ftime.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +MacOS X 10.3, FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 3.0, OpenBSD 3.8, IRIX 5.3, Solaris 2.4. +@item +This function is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use @code{gettimeofday} +or @code{clock_gettime} instead, and use @code{ftime} only as a fallback for +portability to Windows platforms. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/gcvt.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/gcvt.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/gcvt.texi @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +@node gcvt +@section @code{gcvt} +@findex gcvt + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/gcvt.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +MacOS X 10.3, FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 3.0. +@item +This function is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use @code{sprintf} +instead. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/getcontext.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/getcontext.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/getcontext.texi @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +@node getcontext +@section @code{getcontext} +@findex getcontext + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/getcontext.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +MacOS X 10.3, OpenBSD 3.8, Cygwin, mingw, Interix 3.5, BeOS. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/gethostbyaddr.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/gethostbyaddr.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/gethostbyaddr.texi @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +@node gethostbyaddr +@section @code{gethostbyaddr} +@findex gethostbyaddr + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/gethostbyaddr.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +mingw. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/gethostbyname.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/gethostbyname.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/gethostbyname.texi @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +@node gethostbyname +@section @code{gethostbyname} +@findex gethostbyname + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/gethostbyname.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +mingw. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/getwd.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/getwd.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/getwd.texi @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +@node getwd +@section @code{getwd} +@findex getwd + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/getwd.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +Solaris 2.4, mingw, BeOS. +@item +The size of the buffer required for this function is not a compile-time +constant. Also, the function truncates a result that would be larger than +the minimum buffer size. For these reasons, this function is marked as +``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use the @code{getcwd} function instead. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/h_errno.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/h_errno.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/h_errno.texi @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +@node h_errno +@section @code{h_errno} +@findex h_errno + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/h_errno.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +IRIX 6.5, OSF/1 5.1, Cygwin, mingw, Interix 3.5. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/index.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/index.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/index.texi @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +@node index +@section @code{index} +@findex index + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/index.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +Solaris 2.4, mingw. +@item +This function is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use @code{strchr} +instead. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/makecontext.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/makecontext.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/makecontext.texi @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +@node makecontext +@section @code{makecontext} +@findex makecontext + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/makecontext.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +MacOS X 10.3, OpenBSD 3.8, Cygwin, mingw, Interix 3.5, BeOS. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/mktemp.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/mktemp.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/mktemp.texi @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +@node mktemp +@section @code{mktemp} +@findex mktemp + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/mktemp.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is not appropriate for creating temporary files. (It has +security risks.) Therefore it is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use +@code{mkstemp} instead. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/pthread_attr_getstackaddr.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/pthread_attr_getstackaddr.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/pthread_attr_getstackaddr.texi @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +@node pthread_attr_getstackaddr +@section @code{pthread_attr_getstackaddr} +@findex pthread_attr_getstackaddr + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/pthread_attr_getstackaddr.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +HP-UX 11, Solaris 2.4, Cygwin, mingw, BeOS. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/pthread_attr_setstackaddr.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/pthread_attr_setstackaddr.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/pthread_attr_setstackaddr.texi @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +@node pthread_attr_setstackaddr +@section @code{pthread_attr_setstackaddr} +@findex pthread_attr_setstackaddr + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/pthread_attr_setstackaddr.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +HP-UX 11, IRIX 5.3, Solaris 2.4, Cygwin, mingw, BeOS. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/rindex.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/rindex.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/rindex.texi @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +@node rindex +@section @code{rindex} +@findex rindex + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/rindex.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +Solaris 2.4, mingw. +@item +This function is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use @code{strrchr} +instead. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/scalb.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/scalb.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/scalb.texi @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +@node scalb +@section @code{scalb} +@findex scalb + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/scalb.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/setcontext.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/setcontext.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/setcontext.texi @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +@node setcontext +@section @code{setcontext} +@findex setcontext + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/setcontext.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +MacOS X 10.3, OpenBSD 3.8, Cygwin, mingw, Interix 3.5, BeOS. +@item +The effects of this call are system and compiler optimization dependent, +since it restores the contents of register-allocated variables but not +the contents of stack-allocated variables. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/swapcontext.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/swapcontext.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/swapcontext.texi @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +@node swapcontext +@section @code{swapcontext} +@findex swapcontext + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/swapcontext.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +MacOS X 10.3, OpenBSD 3.8, Cygwin, mingw, Interix 3.5, BeOS. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/ualarm.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/ualarm.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/ualarm.texi @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +@node ualarm +@section @code{ualarm} +@findex ualarm + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/ualarm.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +Solaris 2.4, mingw, BeOS. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/usleep.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/usleep.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/usleep.texi @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +@node usleep +@section @code{usleep} +@findex usleep + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/usleep.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +IRIX 5.3, Solaris 2.4, mingw, BeOS. +@item +According to POSIX, the @code{usleep} function may interfere with the program's +use of the @code{SIGALRM} signal. On Linux, it doesn't; on other platforms, +it may. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/vfork.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/vfork.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/vfork.texi @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +@node vfork +@section @code{vfork} +@findex vfork + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/vfork.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +IRIX 6.5, mingw, BeOS. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/pastposix-functions/wcswcs.texi b/doc/pastposix-functions/wcswcs.texi new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/pastposix-functions/wcswcs.texi @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +@node wcswcs +@section @code{wcswcs} +@findex wcswcs + +POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/wcswcs.html} + +Gnulib module: --- + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +MacOS X 10.3, FreeBSD 6.0, IRIX 5.3, Solaris 2.5.1, Cygwin, mingw, BeOS. +@item +On Windows platforms, @code{wchar_t} is a 16-bit type and therefore cannot +accommodate all Unicode characters. +@item +This function is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use @code{wcsstr} +instead. +@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/bcmp.texi b/doc/posix-functions/bcmp.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/bcmp.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ -@node bcmp -@section @code{bcmp} -@findex bcmp - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/bcmp.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -Solaris 2.4, mingw. -@item -This function is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use @code{memcmp} -instead. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/bcopy.texi b/doc/posix-functions/bcopy.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/bcopy.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ -@node bcopy -@section @code{bcopy} -@findex bcopy - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/bcopy.html} - -Gnulib module: bcopy - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -Solaris 2.4, mingw. -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use @code{memcpy} -or @code{memmove} instead. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/bsd_signal.texi b/doc/posix-functions/bsd_signal.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/bsd_signal.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -@node bsd_signal -@section @code{bsd_signal} -@findex bsd_signal - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/bsd_signal.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -MacOS X 10.3, FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 3.0, IRIX 5.3, Solaris 2.5.1, Cygwin, mingw, Interix 3.5. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/bzero.texi b/doc/posix-functions/bzero.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/bzero.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ -@node bzero -@section @code{bzero} -@findex bzero - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/bzero.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -Solaris 2.4, mingw. -@item -This function is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use @code{memset} -instead. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/ecvt.texi b/doc/posix-functions/ecvt.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/ecvt.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ -@node ecvt -@section @code{ecvt} -@findex ecvt - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/ecvt.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 3.0. -@item -This function is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use @code{sprintf} -instead. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/fcvt.texi b/doc/posix-functions/fcvt.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/fcvt.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ -@node fcvt -@section @code{fcvt} -@findex fcvt - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/fcvt.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 3.0. -@item -This function is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use @code{sprintf} -instead. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/ftime.texi b/doc/posix-functions/ftime.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/ftime.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -@node ftime -@section @code{ftime} -@findex ftime - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/ftime.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -MacOS X 10.3, FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 3.0, OpenBSD 3.8, IRIX 5.3, Solaris 2.4. -@item -This function is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use @code{gettimeofday} -or @code{clock_gettime} instead, and use @code{ftime} only as a fallback for -portability to Windows platforms. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/gcvt.texi b/doc/posix-functions/gcvt.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/gcvt.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ -@node gcvt -@section @code{gcvt} -@findex gcvt - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/gcvt.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -MacOS X 10.3, FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 3.0. -@item -This function is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use @code{sprintf} -instead. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/getcontext.texi b/doc/posix-functions/getcontext.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/getcontext.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -@node getcontext -@section @code{getcontext} -@findex getcontext - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/getcontext.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -MacOS X 10.3, OpenBSD 3.8, Cygwin, mingw, Interix 3.5, BeOS. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/gethostbyaddr.texi b/doc/posix-functions/gethostbyaddr.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/gethostbyaddr.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -@node gethostbyaddr -@section @code{gethostbyaddr} -@findex gethostbyaddr - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/gethostbyaddr.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -mingw. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/gethostbyname.texi b/doc/posix-functions/gethostbyname.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/gethostbyname.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -@node gethostbyname -@section @code{gethostbyname} -@findex gethostbyname - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/gethostbyname.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -mingw. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/getwd.texi b/doc/posix-functions/getwd.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/getwd.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,23 +0,0 @@ -@node getwd -@section @code{getwd} -@findex getwd - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/getwd.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -Solaris 2.4, mingw, BeOS. -@item -The size of the buffer required for this function is not a compile-time -constant. Also, the function truncates a result that would be larger than -the minimum buffer size. For these reasons, this function is marked as -``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use the @code{getcwd} function instead. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/h_errno.texi b/doc/posix-functions/h_errno.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/h_errno.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -@node h_errno -@section @code{h_errno} -@findex h_errno - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/h_errno.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -IRIX 6.5, OSF/1 5.1, Cygwin, mingw, Interix 3.5. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/index.texi b/doc/posix-functions/index.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/index.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ -@node index -@section @code{index} -@findex index - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/index.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -Solaris 2.4, mingw. -@item -This function is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use @code{strchr} -instead. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/makecontext.texi b/doc/posix-functions/makecontext.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/makecontext.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -@node makecontext -@section @code{makecontext} -@findex makecontext - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/makecontext.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -MacOS X 10.3, OpenBSD 3.8, Cygwin, mingw, Interix 3.5, BeOS. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/mktemp.texi b/doc/posix-functions/mktemp.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/mktemp.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,19 +0,0 @@ -@node mktemp -@section @code{mktemp} -@findex mktemp - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/mktemp.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is not appropriate for creating temporary files. (It has -security risks.) Therefore it is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use -@code{mkstemp} instead. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/pthread_attr_getstackaddr.texi b/doc/posix-functions/pthread_attr_getstackaddr.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/pthread_attr_getstackaddr.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -@node pthread_attr_getstackaddr -@section @code{pthread_attr_getstackaddr} -@findex pthread_attr_getstackaddr - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/pthread_attr_getstackaddr.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -HP-UX 11, Solaris 2.4, Cygwin, mingw, BeOS. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/pthread_attr_setstackaddr.texi b/doc/posix-functions/pthread_attr_setstackaddr.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/pthread_attr_setstackaddr.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -@node pthread_attr_setstackaddr -@section @code{pthread_attr_setstackaddr} -@findex pthread_attr_setstackaddr - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/pthread_attr_setstackaddr.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -HP-UX 11, IRIX 5.3, Solaris 2.4, Cygwin, mingw, BeOS. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/rindex.texi b/doc/posix-functions/rindex.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/rindex.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ -@node rindex -@section @code{rindex} -@findex rindex - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/rindex.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -Solaris 2.4, mingw. -@item -This function is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use @code{strrchr} -instead. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/scalb.texi b/doc/posix-functions/scalb.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/scalb.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,15 +0,0 @@ -@node scalb -@section @code{scalb} -@findex scalb - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/scalb.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/setcontext.texi b/doc/posix-functions/setcontext.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/setcontext.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -@node setcontext -@section @code{setcontext} -@findex setcontext - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/setcontext.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -MacOS X 10.3, OpenBSD 3.8, Cygwin, mingw, Interix 3.5, BeOS. -@item -The effects of this call are system and compiler optimization dependent, -since it restores the contents of register-allocated variables but not -the contents of stack-allocated variables. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/swapcontext.texi b/doc/posix-functions/swapcontext.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/swapcontext.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -@node swapcontext -@section @code{swapcontext} -@findex swapcontext - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/swapcontext.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -MacOS X 10.3, OpenBSD 3.8, Cygwin, mingw, Interix 3.5, BeOS. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/ualarm.texi b/doc/posix-functions/ualarm.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/ualarm.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -@node ualarm -@section @code{ualarm} -@findex ualarm - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/ualarm.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -Solaris 2.4, mingw, BeOS. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/usleep.texi b/doc/posix-functions/usleep.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/usleep.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -@node usleep -@section @code{usleep} -@findex usleep - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/usleep.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -IRIX 5.3, Solaris 2.4, mingw, BeOS. -@item -According to POSIX, the @code{usleep} function may interfere with the program's -use of the @code{SIGALRM} signal. On Linux, it doesn't; on other platforms, -it may. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/vfork.texi b/doc/posix-functions/vfork.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/vfork.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -@node vfork -@section @code{vfork} -@findex vfork - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/vfork.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -IRIX 6.5, mingw, BeOS. -@end itemize diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/wcswcs.texi b/doc/posix-functions/wcswcs.texi deleted file mode 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/wcswcs.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -@node wcswcs -@section @code{wcswcs} -@findex wcswcs - -POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/wcswcs.html} - -Gnulib module: --- - -Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@end itemize - -Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: -@itemize -@item -This function is missing on some platforms: -MacOS X 10.3, FreeBSD 6.0, IRIX 5.3, Solaris 2.5.1, Cygwin, mingw, BeOS. -@item -On Windows platforms, @code{wchar_t} is a 16-bit type and therefore cannot -accommodate all Unicode characters. -@item -This function is marked as ``legacy'' in POSIX. Better use @code{wcsstr} -instead. -@end itemize