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Diffstat (limited to 'pwd')
| -rw-r--r-- | pwd/pwd.h | 10 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
@@ -101,8 +101,11 @@ extern struct passwd *getpwnam __P ((__const char *__name)); /* Reentrant versions of some of the functions above. - PLEASE NOTE: these functions are not yet standardized. The interface - may change in later versions of this library. */ + PLEASE NOTE: the `getpwent_r' function is not (yet) standardized. + The interface may change in later versions of this library. But + the interface is designed following the principals used for the + other reentrant functions so the chances are good this is what the + POSIX people would choose. */ #if defined(__USE_SVID) || defined(__USE_MISC) || defined(__USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED) extern int __getpwent_r __P ((struct passwd *__resultbuf, char *__buffer, @@ -127,7 +130,8 @@ extern int getpwnam_r __P ((__const char *__name, struct passwd *__resultbuf, #ifdef __USE_SVID -/* Read an entry from STREAM. */ +/* Read an entry from STREAM. This function is not standardized and + probably never will. */ extern int __fgetpwent_r __P ((FILE * __stream, struct passwd *__resultbuf, char *__buffer, size_t __buflen, struct passwd **__result)); |