Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 16:19:42 +0000 (UTC) From: Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable-9@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r234963 - stable/9/lib/libc/gen Message-ID: <201205031619.q43GJglg051289@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: eadler Date: Thu May 3 16:19:41 2012 New Revision: 234963 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/234963 Log: MFC r234714, r234700: Document the standardization status of err* and warn* PR: docs/164939 Approved by: cperciva (implicit) Modified: stable/9/lib/libc/gen/err.3 Directory Properties: stable/9/lib/libc/ (props changed) Modified: stable/9/lib/libc/gen/err.3 ============================================================================== --- stable/9/lib/libc/gen/err.3 Thu May 3 16:09:44 2012 (r234962) +++ stable/9/lib/libc/gen/err.3 Thu May 3 16:19:41 2012 (r234963) @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ .\" From: @(#)err.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/9/93 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd March 6, 1999 +.Dd March 29, 2012 .Dt ERR 3 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -212,6 +212,18 @@ if (error != 0) .Xr printf 3 , .Xr strerror 3 , .Xr sysexits 3 +.Sh STANDARDS +The +.Fn err +and +.Fn warn +families of functions are +.Bx +extensions. +As such they should not be used in truly portable code. +Use +.Fn strerror +or similar functions instead. .Sh HISTORY The .Fn err
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