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diff --git a/pod/perlfunc.pod b/pod/perlfunc.pod index 081709a174..758b573374 100644 --- a/pod/perlfunc.pod +++ b/pod/perlfunc.pod @@ -2462,10 +2462,10 @@ and C<IPC::Msg> documentation. =item msgsnd ID,MSG,FLAGS Calls the System V IPC function msgsnd to send the message MSG to the -message queue ID. MSG must begin with the long integer message type, -which may be created with C<pack("l", $type)>. Returns true if -successful, or false if there is an error. See also C<IPC::SysV> -and C<IPC::SysV::Msg> documentation. +message queue ID. MSG must begin with the native long integer message +type, which may be created with C<pack("l!", $type)>. Returns true if +successful, or false if there is an error. See also C<IPC::SysV> and +C<IPC::SysV::Msg> documentation. =item msgrcv ID,VAR,SIZE,TYPE,FLAGS @@ -3874,9 +3874,11 @@ Calls the System V IPC function C<semctl>. You'll probably have to say first to get the correct constant definitions. If CMD is IPC_STAT or GETALL, then ARG must be a variable which will hold the returned -semid_ds structure or semaphore value array. Returns like C<ioctl>: the -undefined value for error, "C<0 but true>" for zero, or the actual return -value otherwise. See also C<IPC::SysV> and C<IPC::Semaphore> documentation. +semid_ds structure or semaphore value array. Returns like C<ioctl>: +the undefined value for error, "C<0 but true>" for zero, or the actual +return value otherwise. The ARG must consist of a vector of native +short integers, which may may be created with C<pack("s!",(0)x$nsem)>. +See also C<IPC::SysV> and C<IPC::Semaphore> documentation. =item semget KEY,NSEMS,FLAGS |