Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] system_data_types.7: Add 'fexcept_t'

["Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>]

Hi Alex,

On 9/23/20 3:17 PM, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <colomar.6.4.3@gmail.com>
> ---
> 
> Hi Michael,
> 
> On 2020-09-23 10:36, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
>> [Thorsten, I have removed you from the CC because I get persistent
>> bounce messages whenever I send you mail. Hopefully you see this reply
>> via the list.]
> 
> Me too :(
> 
>> While I'm pretty sure they would allow this without problem, I'm
>> wondering if it's worth the effort. Ideally, we'd have text written by
>> someone in their own words. Reproducing the text of the standard has
>> limited value, since people can in any case consult the standard
>> directly.
>>
>> Alex, how about we just go much simpler, saying something like:
>>
>> [[
>> This type represents floating-point status flags; for further details
>> see fenv(3).
>> ]]
> 
> Nice and simple.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Alex

Thanks! Patch applied.

Cheers,

Michael


>  man7/system_data_types.7 | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man7/system_data_types.7 b/man7/system_data_types.7
> index 4352d6a6e..ea3e25175 100644
> --- a/man7/system_data_types.7
> +++ b/man7/system_data_types.7
> @@ -110,7 +110,22 @@ Conforming to: C99 and later; POSIX.1-2001 and later.
>  .IP
>  See also:
>  .BR fenv (3)
> -.\"------------------------------------- gid_t ----------------------/
> +.\"------------------------------------- fexcept_t --------------------/
> +.TP
> +.I fexcept_t
> +.IP
> +Include:
> +.IR <fenv.h> .
> +.IP
> +This type represents the floating-point status flags collectively;
> +for further details see
> +.BR fenv (3).
> +.IP
> +Conforming to: C99 and later; POSIX.1-2001 and later.
> +.IP
> +See also:
> +.BR fenv (3)
> +.\"------------------------------------- gid_t ------------------------/
>  .TP
>  .I gid_t
>  .IP
> 


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