tags 537282 fixed-upstream thanks 2009/7/16 Török Edwin <edwinto...@gmail.com>: > Package: manpages-dev > Version: 3.21-1 > Severity: normal > > The getpagesize() manpage contains this: > "The function getpagesize() returns the number of bytes in a page, where a > "page" is the thing used where it says in the description of mmap(2) that > files are mapped in page- > sized units." > > Defining "page" to be a "thing used where it says" makes this sentence > funny. Unless that was the intention I suggest to change the wording.
I agree. > Suggestion: > The function getpagesize() returns the number of bytes in a memory page, where > "page" is a fixed-length block, the unit for memory allocation and file > mapping performed by mmap(2). The offset argument to mmap(2) must be a > multiple > of page size." I applied a change similar to what you suggest, for upstream 3.32. Thanks, Michael > -- System Information: > Debian Release: squeeze/sid > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.30.1 (SMP w/4 CPU cores; PREEMPT) > Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > > Versions of packages manpages-dev depends on: > ii manpages 3.21-1 Manual pages about using a > GNU/Lin > > manpages-dev recommends no packages. > > Versions of packages manpages-dev suggests: > ii konqueror [man-browser] 4:4.2.4-1 KDE 4's advanced file manager, > web > ii man-db [man-browser] 2.5.5-2 on-line manual pager > > -- no debconf information > > > > -- Michael Kerrisk Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/ Author of "The Linux Programming Interface"; http://man7.org/tlpi/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
