[Patch] utmpname(3) returns int instead of void

[Patch] utmpname(3) returns int instead of void

[WANG Cong]

As pointed by Halesh S, utmpname(3) should return int, just like what it is
in glibc's source code.

Signed-off-by: WANG Cong <wangcong-va7F5g4oNmbYtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Halesh S <halesh.s-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>

---
Index: man-pages-3.01/man3/getutent.3
===================================================================
--- man-pages-3.01.orig/man3/getutent.3
+++ man-pages-3.01/man3/getutent.3
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ getutent, getutid, getutline, pututline,
 .br
 .B void endutent(void);
 .sp
-.BI "void utmpname(const char *" file );
+.BI "int utmpname(const char *" file );
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .BR utmpname ()
 sets the name of the utmp-format file for the other utmp
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ and
 return a pointer to a \fIstruct utmp\fP on success, and NULL on failure.
 This \fIstruct utmp\fP is allocated in static storage, and may be
 overwritten by subsequent calls.
+.br
+.BR utmpname()
+returns a value of 0 if the new name was successfully stored, and a
+value of -1 to indicate an error.
 .SH FILES
 /var/run/utmp	database of currently logged-in users
 .br
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Re: [Patch] utmpname(3) returns int instead of void

[Michael Kerrisk]

On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 8:17 PM, WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> As pointed by Halesh S, utmpname(3) should return int, just like what it is
> in glibc's source code.
>
> Signed-off-by: WANG Cong <wangcong-va7F5g4oNmbYtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org>
> Cc: Halesh S <halesh.s-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>

Thnks!  Applied for man-pages-3.02.

Cheers,

Michael

> Index: man-pages-3.01/man3/getutent.3
> ===================================================================
> --- man-pages-3.01.orig/man3/getutent.3
> +++ man-pages-3.01/man3/getutent.3
> @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ getutent, getutid, getutline, pututline,
>  .br
>  .B void endutent(void);
>  .sp
> -.BI "void utmpname(const char *" file );
> +.BI "int utmpname(const char *" file );
>  .SH DESCRIPTION
>  .BR utmpname ()
>  sets the name of the utmp-format file for the other utmp
> @@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ and
>  return a pointer to a \fIstruct utmp\fP on success, and NULL on failure.
>  This \fIstruct utmp\fP is allocated in static storage, and may be
>  overwritten by subsequent calls.
> +.br
> +.BR utmpname()
> +returns a value of 0 if the new name was successfully stored, and a
> +value of -1 to indicate an error.
>  .SH FILES
>  /var/run/utmp  database of currently logged-in users
>  .br
>



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