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author | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2008-07-03 04:14:55 +0000 |
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committer | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2008-07-03 04:14:55 +0000 |
commit | 4f66289bbb8fa2bdf3e8c1fbcfb3904944b43e7b (patch) | |
tree | 3ffae3780f2fe8e412ac72e6b1866ee6f6a47d57 /Changes.old | |
parent | d2f12c79a18e9a89674cabd624e4caae336a5758 (diff) |
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diff --git a/Changes.old b/Changes.old index ff336e842..d1ed7d9cd 100644 --- a/Changes.old +++ b/Changes.old @@ -12316,3 +12316,215 @@ unix.7 Provide a clear description of the three types of address that can appear in the sockaddr_un structure: pathname, unnamed, and abstract. + + +==================== Changes in man-pages-3.02 ==================== + +Released: 2008-07-02, Konolfingen + + +Contributors +------------ + +The following people contributed notes, ideas, or patches that have +been incorporated in changes in this release: + +Alain Portal <aportal@univ-montp2.fr> +Andries Brouwer <Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl> +Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org> +Sam Varshavchik <mrsam@courier-mta.com> +Stephane Chazelas <stephane_chazelas@yahoo.fr> +WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com> + +Apologies if I missed anyone! + + +New and rewritten pages +----------------------- + +clock_nanosleep.2 + mtk + A description of the clock_nanosleep() system call, + which was added in kernel 2.6. + +getgrouplist.3 + mtk + A near complete rewrite, including additional information and + a new example program. + +getutmp.3 + mtk + Documents getutmp(3) and getutmpx(3). + +gnu_get_libc_version.3 + mtk + Documents gnu_get_libc_version(3) and gnu_get_libc_release(3). + +sigwait.3 + mtk + Documents sigwait(3). + +shm_overview.7 + mtk + An overview of the POSIX shared memory API. + + +Newly documented interfaces in existing pages +--------------------------------------------- + +updwtmp.3 + mtk + Document updwtmpx(3). + + +New links +--------- + +getutmpx.3 + mtk + Link to getutmp.3. + +gnu_get_libc_release.3 + mtk + Link to gnu_get_libc_version.3 + +updwtmpx.3 + mtk + Link to updwtmp.3 + +utmpxname.3 + mtk + Link to getutent.3. + +utmpx.5 + mtk + Link to utmp.5. + + +Global changes +-------------- + +Various pages + mtk + s/user name/username/ + +Various pages + mtk + s/host name/hostname/ + + +Changes to individual pages +--------------------------- + +fchmodat.2 + Alain Portal + SEE ALSO: add symlink.7. (3.01 changelog wrongly said this + had been done.) + +io_setup.2 + Alain Portal + Remove superfluous text from RETURN VALUE. + +mmap.2 + mtk + SEE ALSO: Add mmap(2), shm_overview(7). + +shmget.2 +shmop.2 + mtk + SEE ALSO: add shm_overview(7). + +sigreturn.2 + mtk + Added a bit more detail on what sigreturn() actually does. + +signalfd.2 +sigsuspend.2 + mtk + SEE ALSO: Add sigwait(3). + +sigwaitinfo.2 + mtk + Describe behavior when multiple threads are blocked in + sigwaitinfo()/sigtimedwait(). + SEE ALSO: Add sigwait(3). + +dirfd.3 + mtk + RETURN VALUE: describe return value on success. + Add an ERRORS section documenting POSIX.1-specified errors. + +getaddrinfo.3 + mtk, after a note by Stephane Chazelas + getaddrinfo() supports specifying IPv6 scope-IDs. + +getlogin.3 + mtk + ERRORS: add ENOTTY. + SEE ALSO: add utmp(5). + +getutent.3 + WANG Cong + utmpname() does return a value. + mtk + Add paragraph to start of DESCRIPTION recommending + use of POSIX.1 "utmpx" functions. + CONFORMING TO: mention utmpxname(). + Add an ERRORS section. + There are no utmpx equivalents of the _r reentrant functions. + Clarify discussion of return values. + Add pointer to definition of utmp structure in utmp(5). + Clarify discussion of utmpx file on other systems (versus + Linux situation). + +getutent.3 + mtk + SEE ALSO: add getutmp(3) + +inet_pton.3 + Stephane Chazelas + Fix error in description of IPv6 presentation format: + s/x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x/x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x/. + +setbuf.3 + Reuben Thomas / mtk + Fix confused wording for return value of setvbuf(). + Fixes http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=488104. + mtk + Other minor rewordings. + +shm_open.3 + mtk + SEE ALSO: add shm_overview(7). + +random.4 + mtk, after a note by Alain Portal + Slight rewording to make life easier for non-native English + speakers. + +utmp.5 + mtk + Add discussion of POSIX.1 utmpx specification. + Provide a little more detail on fields of utmp structure. + Added comments to macros for ut_type field. + Correct the description of the ut_id field. + mtk + Consolidate duplicated information about ut_tv and ut_session + on biarch platforms. + mtk + Move some text from CONFORMING TO to NOTES. + Removed some crufty text. + SEE ALSO: add login(3), logout(3), logwtmp(3). + UT_LINESIZE is 32 (not 12). + mtk + SEE ALSO: add getutmp(3) + +man-pages.7 + mtk + Enhanced the discussion of font conventions. + +signal.7 + mtk + Note that the delivery order of multiple pending standard + signals is unspecified. + SEE ALSO: Add sigwait(3). |