* EXIT STATUS for section 6 @ 2010-09-03 12:57 ` Jason McIntyre 2010-09-03 16:29 ` Thomas Klausner 0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Jason McIntyre @ 2010-09-03 12:57 UTC (permalink / raw) To: discuss the templates say EXIT STATUS is for sections 1 and 8. the descriptions of EXIT STATUS say it is for sections 1, 6, and 8. which is it? openbsd has no exit status info in any of its section 6 pages. ok? jmc Index: man.7 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man7/man.7,v retrieving revision 1.8 diff -u -r1.8 man.7 --- man.7 31 Aug 2010 17:51:31 -0000 1.8 +++ man.7 3 Sep 2010 12:56:15 -0000 @@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ the file is used (created, modified, etc.). .It Em EXIT STATUS This section documents the command exit status for -section 1, 6, and 8 utilities. +section 1 and 8 utilities. Historically, this information was described in .Em DIAGNOSTICS , a practise that is now discouraged. Index: mdoc.7 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man7/mdoc.7,v retrieving revision 1.50 diff -u -r1.50 mdoc.7 --- mdoc.7 31 Aug 2010 17:51:31 -0000 1.50 +++ mdoc.7 3 Sep 2010 12:56:18 -0000 @@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ .Sx \&Pa . .It Em EXIT STATUS This section documents the -command exit status for section 1, 6, and 8 utilities. +command exit status for section 1 and 8 utilities. Historically, this information was described in .Em DIAGNOSTICS , a practise that is now discouraged. -- To unsubscribe send an email to discuss+unsubscribe@mdocml.bsd.lv ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: EXIT STATUS for section 6 2010-09-03 12:57 ` EXIT STATUS for section 6 Jason McIntyre @ 2010-09-03 16:29 ` Thomas Klausner 2010-09-03 19:28 ` Jason McIntyre 0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Thomas Klausner @ 2010-09-03 16:29 UTC (permalink / raw) To: discuss On Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 01:57:19PM +0100, Jason McIntyre wrote: > the templates say EXIT STATUS is for sections 1 and 8. the descriptions > of EXIT STATUS say it is for sections 1, 6, and 8. which is it? Section 6 are games, so they could have an EXIT STATUS. > openbsd has no exit status info in any of its section 6 pages. ok? Well, I thought you're only introducing EXIT STATUS in the OpenBSD man pages? :) Anyway, i don't see any EXIT STATUS in man6/* on NetBSD either. I think we should allow it for section 6 as well, but I don't care much either way. Thomas -- To unsubscribe send an email to discuss+unsubscribe@mdocml.bsd.lv ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: EXIT STATUS for section 6 2010-09-03 16:29 ` Thomas Klausner @ 2010-09-03 19:28 ` Jason McIntyre 2010-09-03 22:42 ` Ingo Schwarze 0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Jason McIntyre @ 2010-09-03 19:28 UTC (permalink / raw) To: discuss On Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 06:29:05PM +0200, Thomas Klausner wrote: > On Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 01:57:19PM +0100, Jason McIntyre wrote: > > the templates say EXIT STATUS is for sections 1 and 8. the descriptions > > of EXIT STATUS say it is for sections 1, 6, and 8. which is it? > > Section 6 are games, so they could have an EXIT STATUS. > could have, yeah. but don't. > > openbsd has no exit status info in any of its section 6 pages. ok? > > Well, I thought you're only introducing EXIT STATUS in the OpenBSD man > pages? :) > yeah. but i downcased EXIT STATUS - i meant none of the section 6pages have any info about what they return. > Anyway, i don't see any EXIT STATUS in man6/* on NetBSD either. > > I think we should allow it for section 6 as well, but I don't care > much either way. right, so which way do we fall. section 6 ok or not? i don't care. jmc -- To unsubscribe send an email to discuss+unsubscribe@mdocml.bsd.lv ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: EXIT STATUS for section 6 2010-09-03 19:28 ` Jason McIntyre @ 2010-09-03 22:42 ` Ingo Schwarze 2010-09-04 6:52 ` Jason McIntyre 0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Ingo Schwarze @ 2010-09-03 22:42 UTC (permalink / raw) To: discuss Hi Jason, hi Thomas, Jason McIntyre wrote on Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 08:28:07PM +0100: > On Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 06:29:05PM +0200, Thomas Klausner wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 01:57:19PM +0100, Jason McIntyre wrote: >>> the templates say EXIT STATUS is for sections 1 and 8. the descriptions >>> of EXIT STATUS say it is for sections 1, 6, and 8. which is it? >> Section 6 are games, so they could have an EXIT STATUS. > could have, yeah. but don't. For some cases, that's a documentation bug. Take fortune(6) -m. The EXIT STATUS tells whether there were matches, which ought to be documented. Or try /usr/games/banner -w xxx BSD ; echo $? >>> openbsd has no exit status info in any of its section 6 pages. ok? >> Well, I thought you're only introducing EXIT STATUS in the OpenBSD man >> pages? :) > yeah. but i downcased EXIT STATUS - i meant none of the section 6pages > have any info about what they return. Some should. NB: I don't blame you that they don't. But it's a task to read the program sources and find out whether each one should. >> Anyway, i don't see any EXIT STATUS in man6/* on NetBSD either. >> >> I think we should allow it for section 6 as well, but I don't care >> much either way. > right, so which way do we fall. section 6 ok or not? i don't care. I'm clearly with Thomas here. EXIT STATUS in section 6 is needed. Yours, Ingo -- To unsubscribe send an email to discuss+unsubscribe@mdocml.bsd.lv ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: EXIT STATUS for section 6 2010-09-03 22:42 ` Ingo Schwarze @ 2010-09-04 6:52 ` Jason McIntyre 2010-09-04 17:22 ` Kristaps Dzonsons 0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Jason McIntyre @ 2010-09-04 6:52 UTC (permalink / raw) To: discuss On Sat, Sep 04, 2010 at 12:42:08AM +0200, Ingo Schwarze wrote: > Hi Jason, hi Thomas, > > Jason McIntyre wrote on Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 08:28:07PM +0100: > > On Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 06:29:05PM +0200, Thomas Klausner wrote: > > > On Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 01:57:19PM +0100, Jason McIntyre wrote: > > >>> the templates say EXIT STATUS is for sections 1 and 8. the descriptions > >>> of EXIT STATUS say it is for sections 1, 6, and 8. which is it? > > >> Section 6 are games, so they could have an EXIT STATUS. > > > could have, yeah. but don't. > > For some cases, that's a documentation bug. agreed. > Take fortune(6) -m. The EXIT STATUS tells whether there were matches, > which ought to be documented. > Or try /usr/games/banner -w xxx BSD ; echo $? > > >>> openbsd has no exit status info in any of its section 6 pages. ok? > > >> Well, I thought you're only introducing EXIT STATUS in the OpenBSD man > >> pages? :) > > > yeah. but i downcased EXIT STATUS - i meant none of the section 6pages > > have any info about what they return. > > Some should. > > NB: I don't blame you that they don't. But it's a task to read the > program sources and find out whether each one should. > > >> Anyway, i don't see any EXIT STATUS in man6/* on NetBSD either. > >> > >> I think we should allow it for section 6 as well, but I don't care > >> much either way. > > > right, so which way do we fall. section 6 ok or not? i don't care. > > I'm clearly with Thomas here. EXIT STATUS in section 6 is needed. > > Yours, > Ingo fine. so i'll commit the diff below. jmc Index: man/man7/man.7 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man7/man.7,v retrieving revision 1.8 diff -u -r1.8 man.7 --- man/man7/man.7 31 Aug 2010 17:51:31 -0000 1.8 +++ man/man7/man.7 4 Sep 2010 06:51:28 -0000 @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ \&.\e\*q For sections 1, 6, 7, & 8 only. \&.\e\*q .SH FILES \&.\e\*q .SH EXIT STATUS -\&.\e\*q For sections 1 & 8 only. +\&.\e\*q For sections 1, 6, & 8 only. \&.\e\*q .SH EXAMPLES \&.\e\*q .SH DIAGNOSTICS \&.\e\*q For sections 1, 4, 6, 7, & 8 only. Index: man/man7/mdoc.7 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man7/mdoc.7,v retrieving revision 1.50 diff -u -r1.50 mdoc.7 --- man/man7/mdoc.7 31 Aug 2010 17:51:31 -0000 1.50 +++ man/man7/mdoc.7 4 Sep 2010 06:51:29 -0000 @@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ \&.\e\*q For sections 1, 6, 7, & 8 only. \&.\e\*q .Sh FILES \&.\e\*q .Sh EXIT STATUS -\&.\e\*q For sections 1 & 8 only. +\&.\e\*q For sections 1, 6, & 8 only. \&.\e\*q .Sh EXAMPLES \&.\e\*q .Sh DIAGNOSTICS \&.\e\*q For sections 1, 4, 6, 7, & 8 only. Index: misc/mdoc.template =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/share/misc/mdoc.template,v retrieving revision 1.11 diff -u -r1.11 mdoc.template --- misc/mdoc.template 31 Aug 2010 17:51:31 -0000 1.11 +++ misc/mdoc.template 4 Sep 2010 06:51:29 -0000 @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ .\" For sections 1, 6, 7 & 8 only. .\" .Sh FILES .\" .Sh EXIT STATUS -.\" For sections 1 & 8 only. +.\" For sections 1, 6, & 8 only. .\" .Sh EXAMPLES .\" .Sh DIAGNOSTICS .\" For sections 1, 4, 6, 7, and 8 only. -- To unsubscribe send an email to discuss+unsubscribe@mdocml.bsd.lv ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: EXIT STATUS for section 6 2010-09-04 6:52 ` Jason McIntyre @ 2010-09-04 17:22 ` Kristaps Dzonsons 0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: Kristaps Dzonsons @ 2010-09-04 17:22 UTC (permalink / raw) To: discuss > fine. so i'll commit the diff below. > jmc I've merged this in BSD.lv, too. Thanks! Kristaps -- To unsubscribe send an email to discuss+unsubscribe@mdocml.bsd.lv ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
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