Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 13:24:49 -0500 From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Cc: Michael Galassi <michaelgalassi@gmail.com>, freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/183904: wpid argument in wait(2) manpage is mischarachterized. Message-ID: <201311121324.49626.jhb@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <201311121714.rACHEOk9030162@oldred.freebsd.org> References: <201311121714.rACHEOk9030162@oldred.freebsd.org>
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On Tuesday, November 12, 2013 12:14:24 pm Michael Galassi wrote: > > >Number: 183904 > >Category: docs > >Synopsis: wpid argument in wait(2) manpage is mischarachterized. > >Confidential: no > >Severity: non-critical > >Priority: low > >Responsible: freebsd-doc > >State: open > >Quarter: > >Keywords: > >Date-Required: > >Class: doc-bug > >Submitter-Id: current-users > >Arrival-Date: Tue Nov 12 17:20:00 UTC 2013 > >Closed-Date: > >Last-Modified: > >Originator: Michael Galassi > >Release: 10.0-BETA3 > >Organization: > me > >Environment: > FreeBSD penguin.arrs.arrisi.com 10.0-BETA3 FreeBSD 10.0-BETA3 #0 r258002: Mon Nov 11 12:17:07 PST 2013 root@penguin.arrs.arrisi.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/PENGUIN amd64 > > >Description: > The man page for wait includes the sentence: > > For wait(), wait3(), and wait4() functions, the single wpid argument specifies the set of child processes for which to wait. > > wait() and wait3() however do not take a wpid argument. > >How-To-Repeat: > man 2 wait > >Fix: > I am reasonably certain that this sentence was meant to read: > was meant to refer to waitpid() and wait4() only. > > For waitpid() and wait4() functions, the wpid argument specifies the set of child processes for which to wait. I have a large update pending to wait(2), so I will take this. -- John Baldwin
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