Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 11:49:01 -0800 (PST) From: "Ronald F.Guilmette" <rfg@monkeys.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: rfg@monkeys.com Subject: docs/50573: return values for res_query/res_search/res_mkquery undocumented Message-ID: <20030403194901.7357741F9C@segfault.monkeys.com> Resent-Message-ID: <200304031950.h33Jo6uC026896@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 50573 >Category: docs >Synopsis: return values for res_query/res_search/res_mkquery undocumented >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Apr 03 11:50:06 PST 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Ronald F. Guilmette >Release: FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE i386 >Organization: Infinite Monkeys & Co. >Environment: System: FreeBSD segfault.monkeys.com 4.7-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE #0: Sun Dec 22 23:04:36 PST 2002 rfg@segfault.monkeys.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/rfg20021222 i386 >Description: The man page for res_query and res_search and res_mkquery fails to document the meaning and/or proper interpretation of the (int) values returned from these functions. >How-To-Repeat: man 3 res_query >Fix: The O'Reilly DNS and BIND book, Third Edition, documents the return values for rese_search and res_query on page 348, first paragraph. These two functions are documented (in that book) as returning -1 in case of errors or else the size of the (successful) response packet. This information should be included also on the FreeBSD man page. I have no idea what a proper fix would be in the case of res_mkquery. i have no idea what this function is supposed to return. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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