Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:20:06 GMT From: "Ben Kaduk" <minimarmot@gmail.com> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/129623: suser(9) claims that the interface is still exported, though deprecated Message-ID: <200812141420.mBEEK6dV062722@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/129623; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Ben Kaduk" <minimarmot@gmail.com> To: Ganbold <ganbold@micom.mng.net> Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/129623: suser(9) claims that the interface is still exported, though deprecated Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:52:52 -0500 On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 12:01 AM, Ganbold <ganbold@micom.mng.net> wrote: > Ben Kaduk wrote: > -- > A person forgives only when they are in the wrong. >>> Number: 129623 >>> Category: docs >>> Synopsis: suser(9) claims that the interface is still exported, though deprecated >>> Confidential: no >>> Severity: non-critical >>> Priority: low >>> Responsible: freebsd-doc >>> State: open >>> Quarter: >>> Keywords: >>> Date-Required: >>> Class: doc-bug >>> Submitter-Id: current-users >>> Arrival-Date: Sun Dec 14 04:50:00 UTC 2008 >>> Closed-Date: >>> Last-Modified: >>> Originator: Ben Kaduk >>> Release: 8-current >>> Organization: >>> >> MIT SIPB >> >>> Environment: >>> >> pleonasm# uname -a >> FreeBSD pleonasm.mit.edu 8.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT #6: Fri Dec 12 18:37:53 UTC 2008 kaduk@pleonasm.mit.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/PLEONASM i386 >> >> >>> Description: >>> >> compare the contents of suser(9) and /usr/include/sys/priv.h ... >> the latter no longer has the definition of the function. >> >> It's not clear to me if the man page for suser(9) should just >> be removed, or retained as a pointer to priv_check(9). >> >>> How-To-Repeat: >>> >> Try to compile a module that uses suser, and get "No such file or directory" when trying to load it. >> >>> Fix: >>> >> Remove the suser(9) manpage? >> > > I don't see suser(9) man page in my CURRENT (FreeBSD devil.micom.mng.net > 8.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT #13 r185928: Thu Dec 11 21:12:36 ULAT > 2008), but I see it in RELENG_7. > Are you sure that it is in CURRENT not a leftover from RELENG_X? > > thanks, > Ah, yes, it would be a leftover ... this is an old box. Sorry for the noise. -Ben
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