The branch main has been updated by ziaee: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=c796cc5afff2dffd542880c5f624439b25d74402
commit c796cc5afff2dffd542880c5f624439b25d74402 Author: Alexander Ziaee <[email protected]> AuthorDate: 2026-05-20 15:06:31 +0000 Commit: Alexander Ziaee <[email protected]> CommitDate: 2026-05-20 15:09:16 +0000 nlist.3: Move deprecation notice after intro Its more clear and good practice for the first sentence of a description to describe what something is, because there are a lot of different use cases for documentation. Fixes: 94b7a335683a ("nlist.3: Add discouraged use notice") Reviewed by: emaste Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D57128 --- lib/libc/gen/nlist.3 | 9 ++++----- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/nlist.3 b/lib/libc/gen/nlist.3 index 4912180e9bcd..12a3dab41ab6 100644 --- a/lib/libc/gen/nlist.3 +++ b/lib/libc/gen/nlist.3 @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd May 19, 2026 +.Dd May 20, 2026 .Dt NLIST 3 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn nlist -function is provided for compatibility with legacy applications. -Its use is discouraged. -The -.Fn nlist function retrieves name list entries from .Xr elf 5 @@ -52,6 +48,9 @@ sections with type or .Dv SHT_SYMTAB in an ELF object (for example, an executable file or shared library). +This function is provided for compatibility with legacy applications. +Its use is discouraged. +.Pp The argument .Fa \&nl is set to reference the
