Bug#403888: manpages-dev: time(2) obsoletion oddity

2006-12-26 Thread Michael Kerrisk
tags 403888 fixed-upstream thanks Hello Reuben, > time(2): "Under 4.3BSD, this call is obsoleted by gettimeofday(2)." > but since both are POSIX (at least, gettimeofday is according to its > man page), why does one obsolete the other, and only on > 4.3BSD? This text is a rather obtuse way of say

Bug#403888: manpages-dev: time(2) obsoletion oddity

2006-12-20 Thread Reuben Thomas
Package: manpages-dev Version: 2.39-1 Severity: minor time(2): "Under 4.3BSD, this call is obsoleted by gettimeofday(2)." but since both are POSIX (at least, gettimeofday is according to its man page), why does one obsolete the other, and only on 4.3BSD? -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0