Hi Mike, On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 8:52 PM, Mike Frysinger <vapier@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Update the "CONFORMING TO" sections of these functions to mention that it > is now part of the POSIX.1-2008 standard. Also link in stpncpy(3) from > the strncpy(3) man page. Thanks. Applied (in two pieces--splitting out the last minor change) for 3.35. Cheers, Michael > Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > man3/stpcpy.3 | 9 +++++---- > man3/stpncpy.3 | 2 +- > man3/strcpy.3 | 1 + > 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/man3/stpcpy.3 b/man3/stpcpy.3 > index 40b951a..16e849b 100644 > --- a/man3/stpcpy.3 > +++ b/man3/stpcpy.3 > @@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ returns a pointer to the \fBend\fP of the string > \fIdest\fP (that is, the address of the terminating null byte) > rather than the beginning. > .SH "CONFORMING TO" > -This function is not part of the C or POSIX.1 standards, and is > -not customary on UNIX systems, but is not a GNU invention either. > -Perhaps it comes from MS-DOS. > -Nowadays, it is also present on the BSDs. > +This function was added to POSIX.1-2008. Before that, it was not part of > +the C or POSIX.1 standards, nor customary on UNIX systems, but was not a > +GNU invention either. Perhaps it came from MS-DOS. It is also present on > +the BSDs. > .SH EXAMPLE > For example, this program uses > .BR stpcpy () > @@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ This function may overrun the buffer > .BR memccpy (3), > .BR memcpy (3), > .BR memmove (3), > +.BR stpncpy (3), > .BR strcpy (3), > .BR string (3), > .BR wcpcpy (3) > diff --git a/man3/stpncpy.3 b/man3/stpncpy.3 > index b4f78d8..04ec7c8 100644 > --- a/man3/stpncpy.3 > +++ b/man3/stpncpy.3 > @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ returns a pointer to the terminating null > in \fIdest\fP, or, if \fIdest\fP is not null-terminated, > \fIdest + n\fP. > .SH "CONFORMING TO" > -This function is a GNU extension. > +This function was added to POSIX.1-2008. Before that, it was a GNU extension. > .SH "SEE ALSO" > .BR strncpy (3), > .BR wcpncpy (3) > diff --git a/man3/strcpy.3 b/man3/strcpy.3 > index e79451d..ce72ad8 100644 > --- a/man3/strcpy.3 > +++ b/man3/strcpy.3 > @@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ in ways that may make the impossible possible. > .BR memcpy (3), > .BR memmove (3), > .BR stpcpy (3), > +.BR stpncpy (3), > .BR strdup (3), > .BR string (3), > .BR wcscpy (3), > -- > 1.7.6.1 > > -- Michael Kerrisk Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/ Author of "The Linux Programming Interface"; http://man7.org/tlpi/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
