manual: Use @code{errno} instead of @var{errno} [BZ #24063]

@var is intended for placeholders (such as function parameters).
Actual variables need to use @code because @var causes upper-case
output, resulting in a different C identifier.

11 files changed, 31 insertions, 31 deletions

diff --git a/manual/arith.texi b/manual/arith.texi
index 5080abf..6ca7902 100644
--- a/manual/arith.texi
+++ b/manual/arith.texi
@@ -875,20 +875,20 @@ complete response as @dfn{signalling} a domain error, overflow, or
 underflow.
 
 When a math function suffers a domain error, it raises the invalid
-exception and returns NaN.  It also sets @var{errno} to @code{EDOM};
+exception and returns NaN.  It also sets @code{errno} to @code{EDOM};
 this is for compatibility with old systems that do not support @w{IEEE
 754} exception handling.  Likewise, when overflow occurs, math
 functions raise the overflow exception and, in the default rounding
 mode, return @math{@infinity{}} or @math{-@infinity{}} as appropriate
 (in other rounding modes, the largest finite value of the appropriate
 sign is returned when appropriate for that rounding mode).  They also
-set @var{errno} to @code{ERANGE} if returning @math{@infinity{}} or
-@math{-@infinity{}}; @var{errno} may or may not be set to
+set @code{errno} to @code{ERANGE} if returning @math{@infinity{}} or
+@math{-@infinity{}}; @code{errno} may or may not be set to
 @code{ERANGE} when a finite value is returned on overflow.  When
 underflow occurs, the underflow exception is raised, and zero
 (appropriately signed) or a subnormal value, as appropriate for the
 mathematical result of the function and the rounding mode, is
-returned.  @var{errno} may be set to @code{ERANGE}, but this is not
+returned.  @code{errno} may be set to @code{ERANGE}, but this is not
 guaranteed; it is intended that @theglibc{} should set it when the
 underflow is to an appropriately signed zero, but not necessarily for
 other underflows.
@@ -2545,7 +2545,7 @@ You should not check for errors by examining the return value of
 @code{0l}, @code{LONG_MAX}, or @code{LONG_MIN}.  Instead, check whether
 @var{tailptr} points to what you expect after the number
 (e.g. @code{'\0'} if the string should end after the number).  You also
-need to clear @var{errno} before the call and check it afterward, in
+need to clear @code{errno} before the call and check it afterward, in
 case there was overflow.
 
 There is an example at the end of this section.
@@ -2574,7 +2574,7 @@ for example that @code{strtoul} on @code{"-1"} returns @code{ULONG_MAX}
 and an input more negative than @code{LONG_MIN} returns
 (@code{ULONG_MAX} + 1) / 2.
 
-@code{strtoul} sets @var{errno} to @code{EINVAL} if @var{base} is out of
+@code{strtoul} sets @code{errno} to @code{EINVAL} if @var{base} is out of
 range, or @code{ERANGE} on overflow.
 @end deftypefun
 
@@ -2892,7 +2892,7 @@ representation of NaN (there can be several).
 
 Since zero is a valid result as well as the value returned on error, you
 should check for errors in the same way as for @code{strtol}, by
-examining @var{errno} and @var{tailptr}.
+examining @code{errno} and @var{tailptr}.
 @end deftypefun
 
 @deftypefun float strtof (const char *@var{string}, char **@var{tailptr})
diff --git a/manual/filesys.texi b/manual/filesys.texi
index ccda36c..28480e7 100644
--- a/manual/filesys.texi
+++ b/manual/filesys.texi
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ this option is set.  This option is a GNU extension.
 The return value is computed in the same way as for @code{ftw}.
 @code{nftw} returns @math{0} if no failures occurred and all callback
 functions returned @math{0}.  In case of internal errors, such as memory
-problems, the return value is @math{-1} and @var{errno} is set
+problems, the return value is @math{-1} and @code{errno} is set
 accordingly.  If the return value of a callback invocation was non-zero
 then that value is returned.
 
@@ -3524,9 +3524,9 @@ directory, and returns @var{template}.  As with @code{mktemp} and
 @samp{XXXXXX}.
 
 If @code{mkdtemp} cannot create an uniquely named directory, it returns
-@code{NULL} and sets @var{errno} appropriately.  If @var{template} does
+@code{NULL} and sets @code{errno} appropriately.  If @var{template} does
 not end with @samp{XXXXXX}, @code{mkdtemp} returns @code{NULL} and does
-not modify @var{template}.  @var{errno} will be set to @code{EINVAL} in
+not modify @var{template}.  @code{errno} will be set to @code{EINVAL} in
 this case.
 
 The directory is created using mode @code{0700}.
diff --git a/manual/job.texi b/manual/job.texi
index e304313..05a42ea 100644
--- a/manual/job.texi
+++ b/manual/job.texi
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ process.
 This function is used to obtain the process group ID of the session
 for which the terminal specified by @var{fildes} is the controlling terminal.
 If the call is successful the group ID is returned.  Otherwise the
-return value is @code{(pid_t) -1} and the global variable @var{errno}
+return value is @code{(pid_t) -1} and the global variable @code{errno}
 is set to the following value:
 @table @code
 @item EBADF
diff --git a/manual/llio.texi b/manual/llio.texi
index 2733b9c..46b891d 100644
--- a/manual/llio.texi
+++ b/manual/llio.texi
@@ -2197,7 +2197,7 @@ protected using cancellation handlers.
 @c ref pthread_cleanup_push / pthread_cleanup_pop
 
 The return value of the function is zero if no error occurred.  Otherwise
-it is @math{-1} and the global variable @var{errno} is set to the
+it is @math{-1} and the global variable @code{errno} is set to the
 following values:
 @table @code
 @item EBADF
@@ -2230,7 +2230,7 @@ required by @code{fdatasync}.
 The prototype for @code{fdatasync} is in @file{unistd.h}.
 
 The return value of the function is zero if no error occurred.  Otherwise
-it is @math{-1} and the global variable @var{errno} is set to the
+it is @math{-1} and the global variable @code{errno} is set to the
 following values:
 @table @code
 @item EBADF
diff --git a/manual/math.texi b/manual/math.texi
index d19a14b..4aaa106 100644
--- a/manual/math.texi
+++ b/manual/math.texi
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ pointer @var{buffer}.  The random number is returned in the variable
 pointed to by @var{result}.
 
 The return value of the function indicates whether the call succeeded.
-If the value is less than @code{0} an error occurred and @var{errno} is
+If the value is less than @code{0} an error occurred and @code{errno} is
 set to indicate the problem.
 
 This function is a GNU extension and should not be used in portable
diff --git a/manual/message.texi b/manual/message.texi
index 4cdff66..ef68693 100644
--- a/manual/message.texi
+++ b/manual/message.texi
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ opaque type and can be used in calls to the other functions to refer to
 this loaded catalog.
 
 The return value is @code{(nl_catd) -1} in case the function failed and
-no catalog was loaded.  The global variable @var{errno} contains a code
+no catalog was loaded.  The global variable @code{errno} contains a code
 for the error causing the failure.  But even if the function call
 succeeded this does not mean that all messages can be translated.
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ translation actually happened must look like this:
 @end smallexample
 
 @noindent
-When an error occurs the global variable @var{errno} is set to
+When an error occurs the global variable @code{errno} is set to
 
 @table @var
 @item EBADF
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@ The @code{catclose} function can be used to free the resources
 associated with a message catalog which previously was opened by a call
 to @code{catopen}.  If the resources can be successfully freed the
 function returns @code{0}.  Otherwise it returns @code{@minus{}1} and the
-global variable @var{errno} is set.  Errors can occur if the catalog
-descriptor @var{catalog_desc} is not valid in which case @var{errno} is
+global variable @code{errno} is set.  Errors can occur if the catalog
+descriptor @var{catalog_desc} is not valid in which case @code{errno} is
 set to @code{EBADF}.
 @end deftypefun
 
@@ -849,14 +849,14 @@ say more about this when we talk about the ways message catalogs are
 selected (@pxref{Locating gettext catalog}).
 
 The @code{gettext} function does not modify the value of the global
-@var{errno} variable.  This is necessary to make it possible to write
+@code{errno} variable.  This is necessary to make it possible to write
 something like
 
 @smallexample
   printf (gettext ("Operation failed: %m\n"));
 @end smallexample
 
-Here the @var{errno} value is used in the @code{printf} function while
+Here the @code{errno} value is used in the @code{printf} function while
 processing the @code{%m} format element and if the @code{gettext}
 function would change this value (it is called before @code{printf} is
 called) we would get a wrong message.
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ only lead to problems.
 
 The function returns the value which is from now on taken as the default
 domain.  If the system went out of memory the returned value is
-@code{NULL} and the global variable @var{errno} is set to @code{ENOMEM}.
+@code{NULL} and the global variable @code{errno} is set to @code{ENOMEM}.
 Despite the return value type being @code{char *} the return string must
 not be changed.  It is allocated internally by the @code{textdomain}
 function.
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ containing the name of the selected directory name.  The string is
 allocated internally in the function and must not be changed by the
 user.  If the system went out of core during the execution of
 @code{bindtextdomain} the return value is @code{NULL} and the global
-variable @var{errno} is set accordingly.
+variable @code{errno} is set accordingly.
 @end deftypefun
 
 
@@ -1585,7 +1585,7 @@ string containing the name of the selected codeset.  The string is
 allocated internally in the function and must not be changed by the
 user.  If the system went out of core during the execution of
 @code{bind_textdomain_codeset}, the return value is @code{NULL} and the
-global variable @var{errno} is set accordingly.
+global variable @code{errno} is set accordingly.
 @end deftypefun
 
 
diff --git a/manual/nss.texi b/manual/nss.texi
index 18361b6..164ae33 100644
--- a/manual/nss.texi
+++ b/manual/nss.texi
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ function.  Therefore one must not misuse this buffer to save some state
 information from one call to another.
 
 Before the function returns with a failure code, the implementation
-should store the value of the local @var{errno} variable in the variable
+should store the value of the local @code{errno} variable in the variable
 pointed to be @var{errnop}.  This is important to guarantee the module
 working in statically linked programs.  The stored value must not be
 zero.
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ The implementation of this function should honor the @var{stayopen}
 flag set by the @code{set@var{DB}ent} function whenever this makes sense.
 
 Before the function returns, the implementation should store the value of
-the local @var{errno} variable in the variable pointed to by
+the local @code{errno} variable in the variable pointed to by
 @var{errnop}.  This is important to guarantee the module works in
 statically linked programs.
 
diff --git a/manual/search.texi b/manual/search.texi
index 57dad7a..1574c96 100644
--- a/manual/search.texi
+++ b/manual/search.texi
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ entry in the table is not the return value of the function.  It is
 returned by storing it in a pointer variable pointed to by the
 @var{retval} parameter.  The return value of the function is an integer
 value indicating success if it is non-zero and failure if it is zero.
-In the latter case the global variable @var{errno} signals the reason for
+In the latter case the global variable @code{errno} signals the reason for
 the failure.
 
 @table @code
diff --git a/manual/setjmp.texi b/manual/setjmp.texi
index 3ce202d..17bdcae 100644
--- a/manual/setjmp.texi
+++ b/manual/setjmp.texi
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ information about the current context's stack may be in the
 architecture-specific subfields of the @code{uc_mcontext} field.
 
 The function returns @code{0} if successful.  Otherwise it returns
-@code{-1} and sets @var{errno} accordingly.
+@code{-1} and sets @code{errno} accordingly.
 @end deftypefun
 
 The @code{getcontext} function is similar to @code{setjmp} but it does
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ installed and execution continues as described in this context.
 If @code{swapcontext} succeeds the function does not return unless the
 context @var{oucp} is used without prior modification by
 @code{makecontext}.  The return value in this case is @code{0}.  If the
-function fails it returns @code{-1} and sets @var{errno} accordingly.
+function fails it returns @code{-1} and sets @code{errno} accordingly.
 @end deftypefun
 
 @heading Example for SVID Context Handling
diff --git a/manual/time.texi b/manual/time.texi
index 4d15445..9e98131 100644
--- a/manual/time.texi
+++ b/manual/time.texi
@@ -2864,7 +2864,7 @@ without getting interrupted by a signal, this is zero.
 @code{struct timespec} is described in @xref{Elapsed Time}.
 
 If the function returns because the interval is over the return value is
-zero.  If the function returns @math{-1} the global variable @var{errno}
+zero.  If the function returns @math{-1} the global variable @code{errno}
 is set to the following values:
 
 @table @code
diff --git a/manual/users.texi b/manual/users.texi
index 4ed79ba..96ed206 100644
--- a/manual/users.texi
+++ b/manual/users.texi
@@ -2034,7 +2034,7 @@ If a user with ID @var{uid} is found, the pointer returned in
 or if an error occurred, the pointer returned in @var{result} is a null
 pointer.  The function returns zero or an error code.  If the buffer
 @var{buffer} is too small to contain all the needed information, the
-error code @code{ERANGE} is returned and @var{errno} is set to
+error code @code{ERANGE} is returned and @code{errno} is set to
 @code{ERANGE}.
 @end deftypefun
 
@@ -2353,7 +2353,7 @@ If a group with ID @var{gid} is found, the pointer returned in
 or if an error occurred, the pointer returned in @var{result} is a null
 pointer.  The function returns zero or an error code.  If the buffer
 @var{buffer} is too small to contain all the needed information, the
-error code @code{ERANGE} is returned and @var{errno} is set to
+error code @code{ERANGE} is returned and @code{errno} is set to
 @code{ERANGE}.
 @end deftypefun