Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 00:30:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/26520: getpgid(2) doesn't describe error conditions for getpgid() Message-ID: <200104130730.f3D7U2f63539@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/26520; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> To: rwatson@freebsd.org Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org, bde@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/26520: getpgid(2) doesn't describe error conditions for getpgid() Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 00:22:32 -0700 [ cc'd to bde since he has (some copy of) the POSIX spec ] rwatson@freebsd.org writes: > Most system call man pages make an effort to describe potential error > return conditions for the call. getpgid(2), however, neglects to note that > the returned pid can be (-1), indicating that errno should be inspected, > in the style of getsid(2). > > >Fix: > > Probably need to copy the relevant part of getsid(2) into getpgid(2). > However, this probably involves first consulting relevant specs defining > getpgid(2) to determine if our implementation complies or not. Bruce, can you check if this is true? If that's the case, I'll fix the man page. Thanks, Dima Dorfman dima@unixfreak.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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