Bug#386214: manpages-dev: clog10 logarithm formula shown

2006-09-06 Thread Andries Brouwer
On Wed, Sep 06, 2006 at 02:50:36PM +0200, Michael Kerrisk wrote: > tags 386214 fixed-upstream > thanks > > Kevin, > DESCRIPTION >The call clog10(z) is equvalent to clog10(z)/log(10). "Is equivalent to clog(z)/log(10)" Andries -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subj

Bug#2387: Processed: Re: Manpage gethostbyaddr

2006-05-21 Thread Andries Brouwer
On Sun, May 21, 2006 at 12:17:31PM -0400, Justin Pryzby wrote: > Hello Andries, > > That message was actually not automated; Michael subscribes to the > package, so he will have gotten an email too. > > FYI the relevant bug log can be seen at: > > http://bugs.debian.org/2387 > gethostbyaddr(

Bug#197004: Forwarded Debian bug reports about "wrong fs type" error message

2006-01-22 Thread Andries Brouwer
On Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 09:52:34PM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote: > I don't think this would be that much worse But I think it would be worse. That is why I didnt do it. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#197004: Forwarded Debian bug reports about "wrong fs type" error message

2006-01-22 Thread Andries Brouwer
On Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 02:05:08PM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote: > And besides, how hard is it to cache a warning message about non-existent > mount.$fstype and display it a few lines below if the EINVAL happens? You see, it would not be an improvement at all. Someone tries to mount a CDROM and gets

Bug#197004: Forwarded Debian bug reports about "wrong fs type" error message

2006-01-21 Thread Andries Brouwer
On Sat, Jan 21, 2006 at 05:34:41PM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote: > I'm sorry? How exactly am I clueless? You forgot to RTFM. > You think it's normal for mount to ignore the fact that > mount.$fstype is ENOENT when mount() returned EINVAL? Yes. Read mount(8) and see: Mount options for smbfs

Bug#328269: manpages-dev: rand() manpage misrepresents FreeBSD's sranddev()

2005-09-20 Thread Andries Brouwer
On Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 02:34:37AM +0200, Hrvoje Niksic wrote: > I have provided arguments for my position, to which you failed to > respond. You didn't give any reasons why you consider FreeBSD to be > "very similar" to Linux No response is needed. If you do not understand that the specific imp

Bug#328269: manpages-dev: rand() manpage misrepresents FreeBSD's sranddev()

2005-09-19 Thread Andries Brouwer
On Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 12:39:55AM +0200, Hrvoje Niksic wrote: [muttering that he does not want to hear about differences between the FreeBSD and the Linux API for the rand() family of functions; don't know why - I always consider info about differences important] But now that I see my text again

Bug#328269: manpages-dev: rand() manpage misrepresents FreeBSD's sranddev()

2005-09-19 Thread Andries Brouwer
On Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 07:35:30PM +0200, Hrvoje Niksic wrote: > Andries Brouwer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > This can be replaced by > > > > "FreeBSD adds a function > > void sranddev(void); > > that initializes the seed for rand() with a

Bug#326720: carg(3) man page error

2005-09-19 Thread Andries Brouwer
On Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 02:04:00PM +0200, Michael Kerrisk wrote: > Andries, > > Could you comment on the following please -- I don't remember > enough of my maths... > > Cheers, > > Michael Ramiro is right - that is, his text is much better than the present text. However normalizations differ.

Bug#328269: manpages-dev: rand() manpage misrepresents FreeBSD's sranddev()

2005-09-19 Thread Andries Brouwer
On Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 02:58:24PM +0200, Michael Kerrisk wrote: > [Andries Brower CCed since he may have written the original text] > > > Package: manpages-dev > > Version: 2.02-2 > > Severity: minor > > > > Man page for rand(3) claims the following: > > > >FreeBSD adds a function > >