Package: manpages-dev Version: 3.27-1 Severity: important Tags: patch XDR (eXternal Data Representation) is a codec format well known for its use by Sun/ONC-RPC (see rpcgen(1)).
XDR API (xdr_*) which is described in this manpage can be used for generic data encoding/decoding purpose without using RPC. In that case, s/he needs to call either of - xdr_create(3) - xdrstdio_create(3) - xdrrec_create(3) to instantiate XDR* stream required by the API. However, xdrrec_create(3) manpage lacks information to make it work. When reading from xdrrec_create(3)-ed XDR* stream, xdrrec_skiprecord(3) API must be called first to find record boundary: // example of correct API call sequence xdrrec_create(&xdrs, 0, 0, handle, myread, NULL); xdrs.x_op = XDR_DECODE; xdrrec_skiprecord(&xdrs); However, this is not documented. It only warns as follows: Warning: this XDR stream implements an intermediate record stream. Therefore there are additional bytes in the stream to provide record boundary information. This is too vague, and should be fixed. Also due to this "record boundary", it is not possible to read xdrstdio_create(3)-ed XDR* stream with xdrrec_* API and vise versa. I will post a diff in next email. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-openvz-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF-8 (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages manpages-dev depends on: ii manpages 3.25-1 Manual pages about using a GNU/Lin manpages-dev recommends no packages. Versions of packages manpages-dev suggests: ii man-db [man-browser] 2.5.6-5 on-line manual pager -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
