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2012-08-20Fix typos in manual wrt syslog.Roland McGrath1-2/+2
2012-08-13 * manual/stdio.texi (snprintf): Clarify handling of the trailingJeff Law1-0/+2
null byte in the output string.
2012-07-25Rename __secure_getenv to secure_getenvFlorian Weimer1-3/+19
2012-07-20Document va_copy in preference to __va_copy.Joseph Myers2-14/+16
2012-07-17setcontext: Clarify termination when uc_link is the null pointer.Thomas Schwinge1-1/+2
2012-07-09BZ#14336: Manual spelling fixes.Roland McGrath2-5/+5
2012-06-28manual/contrib.texi (Contributors): Sort alphabetically by last name.Thomas Schwinge1-17/+17
2012-06-27Add Samuel Thibault to manual/contrib.texiAndreas Jaeger1-0/+3
2012-06-15Update manual/contrib.texiAndreas Jaeger1-1/+10
Update entry of Liubov Dmitrieva and add entries for Will Schmidt and Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho.
2012-06-14Make sure <build-dir>/manual directory gets created.Roland McGrath1-0/+1
2012-06-11BZ#14218: Reword argp_parse description slightly.Roland McGrath1-6/+6
2012-06-04Manual for platform-specific features and new __ppc_get_timebase inline.Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho4-3/+111
[BZ #13743] A new class of installed headers has been documented for low-level platform-specific functionality. PowerPC added the first instance with a function to provide time base register access (__ppc_get_timebase). This is required for applications that measure time at high frequencies with high precision that can't afford a syscall.
2012-05-23Do not mention old Linux kernel versions in installation documentation.Joseph Myers1-7/+2
2012-05-21Rewrite manual/contrib.texiAndreas Jaeger1-102/+235
* manual/contrib.texi: Completely rewritten. It contains now an alphabetical list of contributors and their contributions.
2012-05-20Add <sys/auxv.h> and getauxval.Richard Henderson1-1/+29
2012-05-18Fix INSTALL description for modified files in source dirAndreas Jaeger1-2/+2
2012-05-17Avoid compiler warnings in qsort/bsearch examplesAndreas Jaeger2-3/+12
2012-05-16Update Texinfo version requirement.Joseph Myers1-1/+1
2012-05-14Do not build manual in source dirAndreas Jaeger4-147/+81
[BZ #13750] Do not build manual anymore in the source dir. Also clean up the Makefile and remove rules that have been used previously when we had a stand-alone Makefile which was obsoleted recently.
2012-05-14Fix concat exampleAndreas Jaeger1-0/+1
2012-05-14 Andreas Jaeger <aj@suse.de> * manual/string.texi (Copying and Concatenation): Add missing variable in concat example. Reported by David C. Rankin <drankinatty@suddenlinkmail.com>.
2012-05-04Revert "Do not build manual in the source directory"Andreas Jaeger3-73/+87
This reverts commit e3945c47bdac1149a1fec5d46bd567a248cd17b9. reverting since it breaks building.
2012-05-04Revert "Update install.texi for building manual in build dir"Andreas Jaeger1-4/+4
This reverts commit 0d80ac6813e3bf21fad6d87202e9efe6d0c17a82. Reverting since e3945c47bdac1149a1fec5d46bd567a248cd17b9 gets reverted as well.
2012-05-04Update install.texi for building manual in build dirAndreas Jaeger1-4/+4
2012-05-04Do not build manual in the source directoryAndreas Jaeger3-87/+73
[BZ #13750] Build the manual in the build directory and not anymore in the source directory.
2012-05-03Move FAQ to wikiAndreas Jaeger1-4/+4
The FAQ is now at http://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/FAQ and not anymore part of the repository.
2012-04-23Remove standalone manual supportAndreas Jaeger1-42/+1
[BZ #13739] We don't need a separate manual distribution tar ball anymore, remove support for it from manual/Makefile.
2012-04-12Fix description of user provided write functionPetr Baudis1-1/+2
[BZ #2074] * stdio.texi (Hook Functions): The user provided writer function is not allowed to return -1.
2012-04-11Fix times return value, CLK_TCK descriptionAndreas Jaeger2-11/+12
[BZ #2636] * manual/time.texi (Processor Time): Return type of times is elapsed real time since an arbitrary point in the past. (CPU Time): Move CLK_TCK from here... (Processor Time): ...to here. Correct description. * manual/conf.texi (Constants for Sysconf): Correct description of _SC_CLK_TCK.
2012-04-09Enhance d_namlen descriptionAndreas Jaeger1-3/+5
[BZ #6894] * manual/filesys.texi (Directory Entries): Mention that d_namlen is an optional BSD extension.
2012-04-09Document additional fopen optionsAndreas Jaeger1-7/+25
[BZ #10254] The manual failed to explain the new (the first were introduced with glibc 2.3 or so) parameters to fopen.
2012-04-09Use sourceware.org for email and web references.Carlos O'Donell1-1/+1
We use sourceware.org consistently to reference the server that RedHat provides for community services to open-source projects. [BZ # 13963] * manual/install.texi: Use sourceware.org.
2012-04-08Document return values of putenv and setenvAndreas Jaeger1-0/+7
[BZ #10153] * manual/startup.texi (Environment Access): Describe return value for putenv and setenv.
2012-04-08Add generated file version.texiAndreas Jaeger1-0/+1
2012-04-08Describe DT_LNKAndreas Jaeger1-0/+3
[BZ #6895] * manual/filesys.texi (Directory Entries): Add description for DT_LNK.
2012-04-08Fix DT_UNKNOWN descriptionAndreas Jaeger1-1/+2
[BZ #6890] * manual/filesys.texi (Directory Entries): Clarify that it's file system not operating system in the description of DT_UNKNOWN.
2012-04-08Fix closelog descriptionAndreas Jaeger1-1/+1
[BZ #6578] The manual mentioned a non-existing function initlog, replace it with openlog.
2012-04-08Better describe open argumentsStephen Compall1-4/+4
[BZ #6649] * manual/llio.texi (Opening and Closing Files): Add cross reference to explain mode argument.
2012-04-06Fix typo in manualRobert Millan1-3/+3
lseek refers to WHENCE when it really means OFFSET
2012-04-03Fix typo in manualAndreas Jaeger1-7/+8
[BZ # 13938] * manual/setjmp.texi (System V contexts): Fix sentence.
2012-03-21Don't document varargs.h.Joseph Myers1-66/+0
2012-03-21Remove NOTES.Joseph Myers2-2/+0
2012-03-14BZ#13846: manual/llio.texi (Memory-mapped I/O): Fix wrong function name.Roland McGrath1-1/+1
2012-03-08Clean up glibc manual references to "GNU system" (bug 6911).Joseph Myers23-151/+190
2012-03-07Remove distribute variable from MakefilesUlrich Drepper1-9/+0
2012-03-05Reduce discussion of types to which size_t may be equivalent.Joseph Myers1-16/+2
2012-03-02BZ #13792: License manual example source files under GPL.Roland McGrath43-32/+730
2012-03-02BZ #13792: Add missing file from last commit.Roland McGrath1-0/+28
2012-03-02BZ#13792: Move timeval_subtract example function in manual into an examples/ ↵Roland McGrath1-28/+1
C source file.
2012-03-02Document properties of standard typedefs, not exact types.Joseph Myers2-17/+16
2012-03-01Require binutils 2.20 or later.Joseph Myers1-1/+1