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diff --git a/gnulib b/gnulib deleted file mode 160000 -Subproject 443bc5ffcf7429e557f4a371b0661abe98ddbc1 diff --git a/gnulib/doc/posix-functions/faccessat.texi b/gnulib/doc/posix-functions/faccessat.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..485b0bd --- /dev/null +++ b/gnulib/doc/posix-functions/faccessat.texi @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +@node faccessat +@section @code{faccessat} +@findex faccessat + +POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/faccessat.html} + +Gnulib module: faccessat + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +glibc 2.3.6, MacOS X 10.5, FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 5.0, OpenBSD 3.8, Minix 3.1.8, +AIX 5.1, HP-UX 11, IRIX 6.5, OSF/1 5.1, Solaris 10, Cygwin 1.5.x, mingw, MSVC 9, +Interix 3.5, BeOS. +However, the replacement does not always take into account ACLs. Also, +it is not safe to be used in libraries and is not multithread-safe. +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@end itemize + +Other problems of this function: +@itemize +@item +There is an inherent race between calling this function and performing +some action based on the results; you should think twice before trusting +this function, especially in a set-uid or set-gid program. +@end itemize |