Re: [musl] Re: [libc-coord] Re: regression in man pages for interfaces using loff_t

Alejandro Colomar
2023-07-08T17:03:34Z

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Hi all,

On 7/3/23 23:35, Paul Eggert wrote:
> On 2023-07-03 11:16, Jakub Wilk wrote:
>>> -This format is employed in cases where only a single
>>> -feature test macro can be used to expose the function
>>> -declaration, and that macro is not defined by default.
>>> +This format is employed in cases where feature macros
>>> +expose the function declaration with the correct type,
>>> +and these macros are not defined by default.
>>
>> This isn't right. The shorthand format is sometimes used when there's
>> no off(64)_t involved, e.g. in memfd_create(2).
>
> Fair enough. Let's improve that wording to:
>
> This format is employed when the feature test macros ensure that the
> proper function declarations are visible, and the macros are not defined
> by default.
>
> Revised patch attached. If this wording is still not clear enough,
> please feel free to suggest better wording.

Thanks for the v3 patch, Paul. I like it. Would you mind resending it
inline, to make it easier to quote-reply to it, in case anyone wants
to discuss anything? Does anyone oppose to this patch, and wants to
propose an alternative patch?

Cheers,
Alex

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