Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 20:22:00 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 217501] kern.osreldate sysctl might be integer not string Message-ID: <bug-217501-9@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D217501 Bug ID: 217501 Summary: kern.osreldate sysctl might be integer not string Product: Documentation Version: Latest Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Many People Priority: --- Component: Documentation Assignee: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Reporter: sternix@gmail.com Created attachment 180445 --> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=3D180445&action= =3Dedit diff for sbin/sysctl.8 man page Hi, $ man sysctl shows=20 Name Type Changeable kern.osreldate string no=20 i write a program that fails when reading string, but when trying read the value as int it works, for example: #include <sys/types.h> #include <sys/sysctl.h> #include <stdio.h> void osreldate_as_int() { int reldate; size_t len =3D sizeof(int); sysctlbyname("kern.osreldate" , &reldate , &len , NULL , 0); printf("%d\n",reldate); } int main() { osreldate_as_int(); return 0; } you can see libc, it reads as integer https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd/blob/master/lib/libc/gen/__getosreldate.c the line=20 https://github.com/sternix/freebsd/blob/master/sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8#L217 might be=20 .It "kern.osreldate integer no" i think, Thanks. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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