Good catch. Patch attached and applied.
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Warwick Hunter wrote:
> I noticed a small but misleading documentation error.
>
> /usr/share/doc/postgresql-7.2/html/lo-interfaces.html
> ======================================================
> 2.3.9. Removing a Large Object
>
> To remove a large object from the database, call
>
> Oid lo_unlink(PGconn *conn, Oid lobjId)
>
> The lobjId argument specifies the OID of the large object to remove.
> ======================================================
> The return value for lo_unlink is described in the documentation as Oid.
>
>
> In the header file /usr/include/libpq-fe.h
> ======================================================
>
> /* === in fe-lobj.c === */
>
> /* Large-object access routines */
> ...
> extern int lo_unlink(PGconn *conn, Oid lobjId);
> ...
> ======================================================
> The return value for lo_unlink is defined as an int.
>
> Presumably the header file is correct. Perhaps the
> documentation should read like lo_close:
>
> "On success, lo_unlink returns zero. On error, the return value is
> negative."
>
> Warwick
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Index: doc/src/sgml/lobj.sgml
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*** 267,276 ****
<para>
To remove a large object from the database, call
<synopsis>
! Oid lo_unlink(PGconn *<replaceable class="parameter">conn</replaceable>, Oid lobjId)
</synopsis>
The <parameter>lobjId</parameter> argument specifies the OID of the large
! object to remove.
</para>
</sect2>
--- 267,276 ----
<para>
To remove a large object from the database, call
<synopsis>
! int lo_unlink(PGconn *<replaceable class="parameter">conn</replaceable>, Oid lobjId)
</synopsis>
The <parameter>lobjId</parameter> argument specifies the OID of the large
! object to remove. In the event of an error, the return value is negative.
</para>
</sect2>
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