>>>>> "Paul" == Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Paul> (This vfork business should all be discussed clearly in the
Paul> autoconf documentation, of course -- if anything about vfork can
Paul> be discussed clearly. :-)
I'm installing the following patch to the Autoconf documentation.
Please, submit your patches relative to it!
In the end, it should be possible to extract these sections (there
should be the same for types, headers etc.) from the core Autoconf
documentation, just like we did for `Portable Shell Programming', and
have a `Portable C Programming' chapter.
Of course the wording might be wrong, but then I need help!
Index: ChangeLog
from Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* doc/autoconf.texi (Functions Portability): New section.
Index: doc/autoconf.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/autoconf/doc/autoconf.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.469
diff -u -u -r1.469 autoconf.texi
--- doc/autoconf.texi 2001/06/18 17:23:13 1.469
+++ doc/autoconf.texi 2001/06/18 18:50:07
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@
Library Functions
+* Functions Portability:: Pitfalls with usual functions
* Particular Functions:: Special handling to find certain functions
* Generic Functions:: How to find other functions
@@ -3168,11 +3169,25 @@
it, then you can use one of the general function-check macros.
@menu
+* Functions Portability:: Pitfalls with usual functions
* Particular Functions:: Special handling to find certain functions
* Generic Functions:: How to find other functions
@end menu
-@node Particular Functions, Generic Functions, Library Functions, Library Functions
+@node Functions Portability, Particular Functions, Library Functions, Library
+Functions
+@subsection Portability of Classical Functions
+
+Most usual functions can either be missing, or be buggy, or be limited
+on some architectures. This section tries to make an inventory of these
+portability issues. By definition, this list will always require
+additions, please help us keeping it as complete as possible
+
+@table @code
+
+@end table
+
+
+@node Particular Functions, Generic Functions, Functions Portability, Library
+Functions
@subsection Particular Function Checks
@cindex Function, checking
