changeset 10875:4e0702ce194a

Update doc for POSIX:2008. Part 1: Function removals.
author Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
date Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:28:16 +0100
parents 81a914cf7821
children c83dc7e8df57
files ChangeLog doc/gnulib.texi doc/pastposix-functions/bcmp.texi doc/pastposix-functions/bcopy.texi doc/pastposix-functions/bsd_signal.texi doc/pastposix-functions/bzero.texi doc/pastposix-functions/ecvt.texi doc/pastposix-functions/fcvt.texi doc/pastposix-functions/ftime.texi doc/pastposix-functions/gcvt.texi doc/pastposix-functions/getcontext.texi doc/pastposix-functions/gethostbyaddr.texi doc/pastposix-functions/gethostbyname.texi doc/pastposix-functions/getwd.texi doc/pastposix-functions/h_errno.texi doc/pastposix-functions/index.texi doc/pastposix-functions/makecontext.texi doc/pastposix-functions/mktemp.texi doc/pastposix-functions/pthread_attr_getstackaddr.texi doc/pastposix-functions/pthread_attr_setstackaddr.texi doc/pastposix-functions/rindex.texi doc/pastposix-functions/scalb.texi doc/pastposix-functions/setcontext.texi doc/pastposix-functions/swapcontext.texi doc/pastposix-functions/ualarm.texi doc/pastposix-functions/usleep.texi doc/pastposix-functions/vfork.texi doc/pastposix-functions/wcswcs.texi doc/posix-functions/bcmp.texi doc/posix-functions/bcopy.texi doc/posix-functions/bsd_signal.texi doc/posix-functions/bzero.texi doc/posix-functions/ecvt.texi doc/posix-functions/fcvt.texi doc/posix-functions/ftime.texi doc/posix-functions/gcvt.texi doc/posix-functions/getcontext.texi doc/posix-functions/gethostbyaddr.texi doc/posix-functions/gethostbyname.texi doc/posix-functions/getwd.texi doc/posix-functions/h_errno.texi doc/posix-functions/index.texi doc/posix-functions/makecontext.texi doc/posix-functions/mktemp.texi doc/posix-functions/pthread_attr_getstackaddr.texi doc/posix-functions/pthread_attr_setstackaddr.texi doc/posix-functions/rindex.texi doc/posix-functions/scalb.texi doc/posix-functions/setcontext.texi doc/posix-functions/swapcontext.texi doc/posix-functions/ualarm.texi doc/posix-functions/usleep.texi doc/posix-functions/vfork.texi doc/posix-functions/wcswcs.texi
diffstat 54 files changed, 638 insertions(+), 565 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,61 @@
+2008-12-14  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
+
+	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  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
 
 	* modules/relocatable-prog-wrapper (Depends-on): Add errno, needed by
--- 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
 
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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-@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
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-@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
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--- a/doc/posix-functions/mktemp.texi
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-@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
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--- a/doc/posix-functions/pthread_attr_getstackaddr.texi
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-@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
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--- a/doc/posix-functions/pthread_attr_setstackaddr.texi
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-@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
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--- a/doc/posix-functions/rindex.texi
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-@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
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--- a/doc/posix-functions/scalb.texi
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-@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
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--- a/doc/posix-functions/setcontext.texi
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-@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
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--- a/doc/posix-functions/swapcontext.texi
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-@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
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--- a/doc/posix-functions/ualarm.texi
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-@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
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--- a/doc/posix-functions/usleep.texi
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-@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
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--- 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
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@@ -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