From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 16 06:00:07 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3DBB11065676 for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:00:07 +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 0130C8FC13 for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:00:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nAG6061e012998 for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:00:06 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id nAG606KS012997; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:00:06 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:00:06 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200911160600.nAG606KS012997@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D81DC1065672 for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:56:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dm@home3.dinoex.sub.de) Received: from uucp.dinoex.sub.de (uucp.dinoex.sub.de [194.45.71.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64AAA8FC12 for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:56:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from home3.dinoex.sub.de (home3.dinoex.sub.de [194.45.71.20]) by uucp.dinoex.sub.de (8.14.3/8.14.2) with ESMTP id nAG5uC4l047331 for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:56:28 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from dm@home3.dinoex.sub.de) Received: (from dm@localhost) by home3.dinoex.sub.de (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id nAG5uCec061860; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:56:12 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from dm) Message-Id: <200911160556.nAG5uCec061860@home3.dinoex.sub.de> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:56:12 +0100 (CET) From: dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: Subject: docs/140594: getprogname.3 misleading X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:00:07 -0000 >Number: 140594 >Category: docs >Synopsis: getprogname.3 misleading >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: Mon Nov 16 06:00:06 UTC 2009 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Dirk Meyer >Release: FreeBSD 8.0-PRERELEASE >Organization: privat >Environment: FreeBSD libc manpage section 3. >Description: The manpage of getprogname seemms to contain an error. [...] In FreeBSD, the name of the program is set by the start-up code that is run before main(); thus, running setprogname() is not necessary. Pro- grams that desire maximum portability should still call it; on another operating system, these functions may be implemented in a portability library. Calling setprogname() allows the aforementioned library to learn the program name without modifications to the start-up code. [...] I think the last part should be: Calling getprogname() allows ... >How-To-Repeat: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/getprogname.3 man getprogname >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: