From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 30 18:00:32 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C853C1065675 for ; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:00:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D6908FC18 for ; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:00:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id oBUI0WNg099594 for ; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:00:32 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id oBUI0WKs099566; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:00:32 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:00:32 GMT Message-Id: <201012301800.oBUI0WKs099566@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org From: Bruce Cran Cc: Subject: Re: bin/153527: wake(8) should use sysexits.h X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Bruce Cran List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:00:32 -0000 The following reply was made to PR bin/153527; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Bruce Cran To: dzs-pr@dzs.fx.org, bug-followup@freebsd.org Cc: Subject: Re: bin/153527: wake(8) should use sysexits.h Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:00:01 +0000 On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:10:33 -0800 douglas steinwand wrote: > The sysexits(3) manpage in FreeBSD 8.1 still seems relevant. It is, but its use is discouraged now - see http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base/head/share/man/man9/style.9 for the history - e.g. "Revert r184509: don't encourage the use of sysexits.h with err() and errx(),, as there seems to be a general preference against this practice." -- Bruce Cran