==================== Changes in man-pages-3.02 ==================== Released: 2008-??-??, Konolfingen Contributors ------------ The following people contributed notes, ideas, or patches that have been incorporated in changes in this release: Alain Portal Andries Brouwer Reuben Thomas Sam Varshavchik Stephane Chazelas WANG Cong Apologies if I missed anyone! New and rewritten pages ----------------------- clock_nanosleep.2 mtk A description of the clock_nanosleep() system call, which was added in kernel 2.6. getgrouplist.3 mtk A near complete rewrite, including additional information and a new example program. getutmp.3 mtk Documents getutmp(3) and getutmpx(3). gnu_get_libc_version.3 mtk Documents gnu_get_libc_version(3) and gnu_get_libc_release(3). sigwait.3 mtk Documents sigwait(3). shm_overview.7 mtk An overview of the POSIX shared memory API. Newly documented interfaces in existing pages --------------------------------------------- updwtmp.3 mtk Document updwtmpx(3). New links --------- getutmpx.3 mtk Link to getutmp.3. gnu_get_libc_release.3 mtk Link to gnu_get_libc_version.3 updwtmpx.3 mtk Link to updwtmp.3 utmpxname.3 mtk Link to getutent.3. utmpx.5 mtk Link to utmp.5. Global changes -------------- Various pages mtk s/user name/username/ Various pages mtk s/host name/hostname/ Changes to individual pages --------------------------- fchmodat.2 Alain Portal SEE ALSO: add symlink.7. (3.01 changelog wrongly said this had been done.) io_setup.2 Alain Portal Remove superfluous text from RETURN VALUE. mmap.2 mtk SEE ALSO: Add mmap(2), shm_overview(7). shmget.2 shmop.2 mtk SEE ALSO: add shm_overview(7). sigreturn.2 mtk Added a bit more detail on what sigreturn() actually does. signalfd.2 sigsuspend.2 mtk SEE ALSO: Add sigwait(3). sigwaitinfo.2 mtk Describe behavior when multiple threads are blocked in sigwaitinfo()/sigtimedwait(). SEE ALSO: Add sigwait(3). dirfd.3 mtk RETURN VALUE: describe return value on success. Add an ERRORS section documenting POSIX.1-specified errors. getaddrinfo.3 mtk, after a note by Stephane Chazelas getaddrinfo() supports specifying IPv6 scope-IDs. getlogin.3 mtk ERRORS: add ENOTTY. SEE ALSO: add utmp(5). getutent.3 WANG Cong utmpname() does return a value. mtk Add paragraph to start of DESCRIPTION recommending use of POSIX.1 "utmpx" functions. CONFORMING TO: mention utmpxname(). Add an ERRORS section. There are no utmpx equivalents of the _r reentrant functions. Clarify discussion of return values. Add pointer to definition of utmp structure in utmp(5). Clarify discussion of utmpx file on other systems (versus Linux situation). getutent.3 mtk SEE ALSO: add getutmp(3) inet_pton.3 Stephane Chazelas Fix error in description of IPv6 presentation format: s/x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x/x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x/. setbuf.3 Reuben Thomas / mtk Fix confused wording for return value of setvbuf(). Fixes http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=488104. mtk Other minor rewordings. shm_open.3 mtk SEE ALSO: add shm_overview(7). random.4 mtk, after a note by Alain Portal Slight rewording to make life easier for non-native English speakers. utmp.5 mtk Add discussion of POSIX.1 utmpx specification. Provide a little more detail on fields of utmp structure. Added comments to macros for ut_type field. Correct the description of the ut_id field. mtk Consolidate duplicated information about ut_tv and ut_session on biarch platforms. mtk Move some text from CONFORMING TO to NOTES. Removed some crufty text. SEE ALSO: add login(3), logout(3), logwtmp(3). UT_LINESIZE is 32 (not 12). mtk SEE ALSO: add getutmp(3) man-pages.7 mtk Enhanced the discussion of font conventions. signal.7 mtk Note that the delivery order of multiple pending standard signals is unspecified. SEE ALSO: Add sigwait(3).