Re: ptrace.2: Simplify signature? s/enum \w*/int/

["Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)" <alx.manpages@gmail.com>]

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I forgot the list.

On 2/8/21 11:34 PM, Alejandro Colomar (man-pages) wrote:
> Hi Michael,
> 
> I think we should simplify the prototype of ptrace(2) from using 'enum
> __ptrace_request' to 'int'.  It is an implementation detail that should
> be transparent to the user.  Other pages where glibc uses an 'enum' are
> documented to use 'int' (I don't remember the names of those, but
> remember having seen them a few days ago.  Otherwise, we might have to
> document 'enum' elsewhere, which I don't think adds any value.  What do
> you think about it?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Alex
> 
> -- Alejandro Colomar Linux man-pages comaintainer;
> https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/ http://www.alejandro-colomar.es/


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