From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 29 00:10:15 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDD2416A422 for ; Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:10:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D5B7F43D53 for ; Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:10:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k2T0ADlp027331 for ; Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:10:13 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k2T0ADuX027330; Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:10:13 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:10:13 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200603290010.k2T0ADuX027330@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, Jos Backus Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D9E516A5D4 for ; Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:01:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [216.136.204.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5F2744220 for ; Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:39:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k2SNdTl4024016 for ; Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:39:29 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id k2SNdTxW024015; Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:39:29 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200603282339.k2SNdTxW024015@www.freebsd.org> Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:39:29 GMT From: Jos Backus To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-2.3 Cc: Subject: docs/95059: Incorrect example in wordexp(3) manpage 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: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:10:15 -0000 >Number: 95059 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Incorrect example in wordexp(3) manpage >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: Wed Mar 29 00:10:13 GMT 2006 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Jos Backus >Release: -current >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD lizzy.catnook.local 7.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT #20: Sun Mar 19 17:20:05 PST 2006 root@lizzy.catnook.local:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/LIZZY i386 >Description: The wordexp(3) manpage has an incorrect example: it uses pointer dereferencing whereas it should simply be accessing structure members: lizzy:/tmp% cat we.c #include int main(int argc, char **argv) { wordexp_t we; wordexp("${EDITOR:-vi} *.c /etc/motd", &we, 0); execvp(we->we_wordv[0], we->we_wordv); exit(0); } lizzy:/tmp% lizzy:/tmp% make we cc -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe we.c -o we we.c: In function `main': we.c:9: error: invalid type argument of `->' we.c:9: error: invalid type argument of `->' *** Error code 1 Stop in /tmp. lizzy:/tmp% >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Patch the manpage: --- wordexp.3.orig Tue Mar 28 15:36:44 2006 +++ wordexp.3 Tue Mar 28 15:37:15 2006 @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ wordexp_t we; wordexp("${EDITOR:-vi} *.c /etc/motd", &we, 0); -execvp(we->we_wordv[0], we->we_wordv); +execvp(we.we_wordv[0], we.we_wordv); .Ed .Sh DIAGNOSTICS Diagnostic messages from the shell are written to the standard error output >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: