From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 25 21:30:01 2008 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 9496A16A405 for ; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:30:01 +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 723E413C467 for ; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:30:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m1PLU1Au097744 for ; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:30:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id m1PLU1Rt097741; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:30:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:30:01 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200802252130.m1PLU1Rt097741@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, "Frank W. Josellis" Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 300BE16A403 for ; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:26:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@dynamical-systems.org) Received: from mout2.freenet.de (mout2.freenet.de [IPv6:2001:748:100:40::2:4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C06F913C459 for ; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:26:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@dynamical-systems.org) Received: from [195.4.92.17] (helo=7.mx.freenet.de) by mout2.freenet.de with esmtpa (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1JTkqc-0001ex-5U for FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:26:54 +0100 Received: from p508e9f20.dip0.t-ipconnect.de ([80.142.159.32]:62081 helo=pollux.senax.net) by 7.mx.freenet.de with esmtpsa (ID jr-relay@freenet.de) (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (port 25) (Exim 4.69 #10) id 1JTkqb-0001Y4-Pk for FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:26:54 +0100 Received: from pollux.senax.net (localhost.senax.net [127.0.0.1]) by pollux.senax.net (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m1PLQppt001132; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:26:51 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from frank@dynamical-systems.org) Received: (from josellis@localhost) by pollux.senax.net (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id m1PLQo0j001131; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:26:50 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from frank@dynamical-systems.org) Message-Id: <200802252126.m1PLQo0j001131@pollux.senax.net> Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:26:50 +0100 (CET) From: "Frank W. Josellis" To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: Subject: docs/121096: Man page tells wrong argument type for time2posix(3), posix2time(3) X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:30:01 -0000 >Number: 121096 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Man page tells wrong argument type for time2posix(3), posix2time(3) >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 Feb 25 21:30:01 UTC 2008 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Frank W. Josellis >Release: FreeBSD 5.5-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD pollux.senax.net 5.5-STABLE FreeBSD 5.5-STABLE #21: Fri Feb 15 15:23:21 CET 2008 root@pollux.senax.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/POLLUX i386 >Description: According to the FreeBSD man page the argument for both time2posix(3) and posix2time(3) is a pointer "const time_t *t". In truth these two functions require a time_t value, not a pointer. NetBSD has it correctly, see e.g. http://man.netbsd.se/?find=time2posix+3+161 >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: