On 11/28/2010 06:43 PM, Bruno Haible wrote: > The declaration of sysinfo on all three platforms (Solaris, IRIX, OSF/1) is: > int sysinfo(int, char *, long);
Ah, sorry, I was relying on the Solaris man page, which says it returns "long". http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/816-5167/sysinfo-2 Since it actually returns 'int' the patch is fine. > > It's private, not deprecated. > OK, let me write "discouraged". I don't know about the nuances between these terms. "Deprecated" means the interface is still there and still works but may be removed in a future release and new applications should use a better interface. "Private" means the interface exists but its behavior is undocumented and cannot be relied on, even in this release. "Discouraged" is also a term used in Sun man pages; it means "you shouldn't do this" without necessarily explaining why.
