From: "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: Carlos O'Donell <carlos-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
"linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org"
<linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [patch] getpw.3: Function could return -1 and set errno to zero.
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 09:41:35 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <54BA203F.3020100@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <54B97C72.6060809-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
On 01/16/2015 10:02 PM, Carlos O'Donell wrote:
> On 01/16/2015 01:38 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
[...]
>> +If
>> +.I uid
>> +is not found in the password database,
>> +.BR getpw ()
>> +returns 0, sets
>
> Should be "returns -1" not "returns 0".
D'oh! Thanks for catching that typo, Carlos. Fixed now.
Cheers,
Michael
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2015-01-16 3:29 [patch] getpw.3: Function could return -1 and set errno to zero Carlos O'Donell
[not found] ` <54B8857F.2060307-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2015-01-16 6:38 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
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2015-01-16 21:02 ` Carlos O'Donell
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2015-01-17 8:41 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) [this message]
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