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changeset 12073:17d15b9c2d1f
doc: mention more cygwin 1.7 status
* doc/posix-functions/access.texi (access): Mention cygwin 1.5
bug.
* doc/posix-functions/execl.texi (execl): Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/execle.texi (execle): Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/execlp.texi (execlp): Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/execv.texi (execv): Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/execve.texi (execve): Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/execvp.texi (execvp): Likewise.
* doc/glibc-functions/canonicalize_file_name.texi
(canonicalize_file_name): Cygwin 1.7 now provides this.
* doc/glibc-functions/euidaccess.texi (euidaccess): Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/fchmodat.texi (fchmodat): Mention limitation
on AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
author | Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net> |
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date | Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:39:17 -0600 |
parents | 7ea9796cd1d7 |
children | 272a2761593e |
files | ChangeLog doc/glibc-functions/canonicalize_file_name.texi doc/glibc-functions/euidaccess.texi doc/posix-functions/access.texi doc/posix-functions/execl.texi doc/posix-functions/execle.texi doc/posix-functions/execlp.texi doc/posix-functions/execv.texi doc/posix-functions/execve.texi doc/posix-functions/execvp.texi doc/posix-functions/fchmodat.texi |
diffstat | 11 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,20 @@ +2009-09-26 Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net> + + doc: mention more cygwin 1.7 status + * doc/posix-functions/access.texi (access): Mention cygwin 1.5 + bug. + * doc/posix-functions/execl.texi (execl): Likewise. + * doc/posix-functions/execle.texi (execle): Likewise. + * doc/posix-functions/execlp.texi (execlp): Likewise. + * doc/posix-functions/execv.texi (execv): Likewise. + * doc/posix-functions/execve.texi (execve): Likewise. + * doc/posix-functions/execvp.texi (execvp): Likewise. + * doc/glibc-functions/canonicalize_file_name.texi + (canonicalize_file_name): Cygwin 1.7 now provides this. + * doc/glibc-functions/euidaccess.texi (euidaccess): Likewise. + * doc/posix-functions/fchmodat.texi (fchmodat): Mention limitation + on AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW. + 2009-09-24 Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net> test-linkat: make test more robust
--- a/doc/glibc-functions/canonicalize_file_name.texi +++ b/doc/glibc-functions/canonicalize_file_name.texi @@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: @itemize @item -This function is missing on all non-glibc platforms: -MacOS X 10.3, FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 3.0, OpenBSD 3.8, AIX 5.1, HP-UX 11, IRIX 6.5, OSF/1 5.1, Solaris 10, Cygwin, mingw, Interix 3.5, BeOS. +This function is missing on many non-glibc platforms: +MacOS X 10.3, FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 3.0, OpenBSD 3.8, AIX 5.1, HP-UX 11, +IRIX 6.5, OSF/1 5.1, Solaris 10, Cygwin 1.5.x, mingw, Interix 3.5, BeOS. @item This function fails to detect trailing slashes on non-directories on some platforms:
--- a/doc/glibc-functions/euidaccess.texi +++ b/doc/glibc-functions/euidaccess.texi @@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: @itemize @item -This function is missing on all non-glibc platforms: -MacOS X 10.3, FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 3.0, OpenBSD 3.8, AIX 5.1, HP-UX 11, IRIX 6.5, OSF/1 5.1, Solaris 10, Cygwin, mingw, Interix 3.5, BeOS. +This function is missing on many non-glibc platforms: +MacOS X 10.3, FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 3.0, OpenBSD 3.8, AIX 5.1, HP-UX 11, +IRIX 6.5, OSF/1 5.1, Solaris 10, Cygwin 1.5.x, mingw, Interix 3.5, BeOS. @end itemize Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
--- a/doc/posix-functions/access.texi +++ b/doc/posix-functions/access.texi @@ -12,4 +12,12 @@ Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: @itemize +@item +This function uses the effective id instead of the real id on some +platforms: +Cygwin 1.5.x. +@item +There is an inherent race between calling this function and performing +some action based on the results; you should think twice before +trusting this function in a set-uid or set-gid program. @end itemize
--- a/doc/posix-functions/execl.texi +++ b/doc/posix-functions/execl.texi @@ -12,4 +12,7 @@ Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: @itemize +@item +On some platforms, a script without executable permission is still run: +Cygwin 1.5.x. @end itemize
--- a/doc/posix-functions/execle.texi +++ b/doc/posix-functions/execle.texi @@ -12,4 +12,7 @@ Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: @itemize +@item +On some platforms, a script without executable permission is still run: +Cygwin 1.5.x. @end itemize
--- a/doc/posix-functions/execlp.texi +++ b/doc/posix-functions/execlp.texi @@ -12,4 +12,7 @@ Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: @itemize +@item +On some platforms, a script without executable permission is still run: +Cygwin 1.5.x. @end itemize
--- a/doc/posix-functions/execv.texi +++ b/doc/posix-functions/execv.texi @@ -12,4 +12,7 @@ Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: @itemize +@item +On some platforms, a script without executable permission is still run: +Cygwin 1.5.x. @end itemize
--- a/doc/posix-functions/execve.texi +++ b/doc/posix-functions/execve.texi @@ -12,4 +12,7 @@ Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: @itemize +@item +On some platforms, a script without executable permission is still run: +Cygwin 1.5.x. @end itemize
--- a/doc/posix-functions/execvp.texi +++ b/doc/posix-functions/execvp.texi @@ -12,4 +12,7 @@ Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: @itemize +@item +On some platforms, a script without executable permission is still run: +Cygwin 1.5.x. @end itemize
--- a/doc/posix-functions/fchmodat.texi +++ b/doc/posix-functions/fchmodat.texi @@ -17,4 +17,11 @@ Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: @itemize +@item +Some platforms do not allow changing the access bits on symbolic +links. POSIX states that @code{fchmodat(@dots{},AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW)} +may fail with @code{EOPNOTSUPP} when called on a symlink, but some +platforms, as well as the gnulib replacement, fail for any use of +AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW even if the target was not a symlink: +glibc, Cygwin. @end itemize