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authorBruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>2012-04-22 16:43:29 +0200
committerBruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>2012-04-22 16:43:29 +0200
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doc: Mention reason for replacement on glibc/Linux systems.
* doc/posix-functions/dprintf.texi: Mention the problem with special 'long double' values. * doc/posix-functions/fprintf.texi: Likewise. * doc/posix-functions/printf.texi: Likewise. * doc/posix-functions/snprintf.texi: Likewise. * doc/posix-functions/sprintf.texi: Likewise. * doc/posix-functions/vdprintf.texi: Likewise. * doc/posix-functions/vfprintf.texi: Likewise. * doc/posix-functions/vprintf.texi: Likewise. * doc/posix-functions/vsnprintf.texi: Likewise. * doc/posix-functions/vsprintf.texi: Likewise. * doc/posix-functions/fcntl.texi: Add glibc/Linux to the list of platforms with F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC problems. * doc/posix-functions/glob.texi: Mention which platforms are affected by the problem with symbolic links. * doc/posix-functions/linkat.texi: Mention the problem with AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW on Linux.
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@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ But the replacement function is not safe to be used in libraries and is not mult
This function fails to reject trailing slashes on non-directories on
some platforms:
AIX 7.1, Solaris 11 2011-11.
+@item
+This functions does not support @code{AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW} on some platforms:
+Linux kernel 2.6.17.
@end itemize
Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: