From 1ee581ea32f8d1afb17f58ff14cb5064a3b62408 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruno Haible Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 02:02:30 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Explain what an absent module means. --- ChangeLog | 6 ++++++ doc/gnulib.texi | 9 +++++++++ 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index e25f887f99..398d23b911 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2007-10-04 Bruno Haible + + * doc/gnulib.texi (Function Substitutes): Explain what an absent module + means. + Reported by Benoît Sigoure . + 2007-10-04 Bruno Haible * modules/truncl-tests: New file. diff --git a/doc/gnulib.texi b/doc/gnulib.texi index ebd1e5b7fc..571904f286 100644 --- a/doc/gnulib.texi +++ b/doc/gnulib.texi @@ -635,6 +635,15 @@ ISO C or POSIX are substituted by Gnulib, which portability pitfalls are fixed by Gnulib, and which (known) portability problems are not worked around by Gnulib. +The notation ``Gnulib module: ---'' means that Gnulib does not provide a +module providing a substitute for the function. When the list +``Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib'' is empty, such a module is +not needed: No portability problems are known. Otherwise, it indicates +that such a module would be useful but is not available: Noone so far +found this function important enough to contribute a substitute for it. +If you need this particular function, you may write to +@code{}. + @menu * FD_CLR:: * FD_ISSET:: -- 2.30.2