Author: eadler Date: Thu Apr 26 12:59:08 2012 New Revision: 234700 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/234700
Log: Document the standardization status of err* and warn* PR: docs/164939 Submitted by: Niclas Zeising <zeis...@daemonic.se> Approved by: bcr MFC after: 3 days Modified: head/lib/libc/gen/err.3 Modified: head/lib/libc/gen/err.3 ============================================================================== --- head/lib/libc/gen/err.3 Thu Apr 26 11:07:15 2012 (r234699) +++ head/lib/libc/gen/err.3 Thu Apr 26 12:59:08 2012 (r234700) @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ .\" From: @(#)err.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/9/93 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd March 6, 1999 +.Dd March 29, 2012 .Dt ERR 3 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -212,6 +212,16 @@ if (error != 0) .Xr printf 3 , .Xr strerror 3 , .Xr sysexits 3 +.Sh STANDARDS +The +.Fn err +and +.Fn warn +families of functions are BSD extensions. +As such they should not be used in truly portable code. +Use +.Fn strerror +or similar functions instead. .Sh HISTORY The .Fn err _______________________________________________ svn-src-head@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-src-head To unsubscribe, send any mail to "svn-src-head-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
