On Tue, Apr 24, 2007 at 04:14:15PM +0200, Michael Kerrisk wrote: > Hi Justin, > > If you would like to get this pushed upstream, the following would help: > > 1. Follow man-pages formatting conventions would help. In particular, the > use of lines containing just a "." (to force a blank line) should be > avoided. Just remove all of those lines. (Most man-pages do not have the > more than one blank line to separate sections.) I'd actually like to see some resolution to #411303 before changing everything back; nobody has commented on it yet. After spending some effort reading documentation, it's not inspiring to be told that the documentation is wrong.
> 2. It would be helpful to know where you have gained the information from. .\" References: .\" glibc manual and source > 3. Can you find anyone to review this page for technical accuracy. I am > pressed for time. That's why I've submitted it; I'm pressed for time too and don't see the point of letting it stagnate on my disk and have someone else write something from scratch. > 4. A couple of demonstration programs might help this man page. Once > simple, the other more complex and general. Initially, you forward the > programs separately. Sure, I'm still playing with this. In particular interaction between all the variables and special case function values should be documented (and, well, tested). Justin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
