From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp-2.sys.kth.se (smtp-2.sys.kth.se [130.237.32.160]) by krisdoz.my.domain (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o6R9Vnx4024424 for ; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:31:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtp-2.sys.kth.se (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp-2.sys.kth.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id A89BF14F10E for ; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:31:41 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at kth.se Received: from smtp-2.sys.kth.se ([127.0.0.1]) by smtp-2.sys.kth.se (smtp-2.sys.kth.se [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id YRTvTf-cutVV for ; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:31:40 +0200 (CEST) X-KTH-Auth: kristaps [85.8.61.236] X-KTH-mail-from: kristaps@bsd.lv X-KTH-rcpt-to: discuss@mdocml.bsd.lv Received: from lappy.bsd.lv (h85-8-61-236.dynamic.se.alltele.net [85.8.61.236]) by smtp-2.sys.kth.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC75314F14A for ; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:31:32 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <4C4EA7A0.1040104@bsd.lv> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:32:16 +0200 From: Kristaps Dzonsons User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (X11/20080812) X-Mailinglist: mdocml-discuss Reply-To: discuss@mdocml.bsd.lv MIME-Version: 1.0 To: discuss@mdocml.bsd.lv Subject: Re: pending open issues References: <4C4E0F7B.4030009@bsd.lv> <20100727071224.GB7946@bramka.kerhand.co.uk> <4C4E996B.5080908@bsd.lv> <20100727092007.GA21455@bramka.kerhand.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20100727092007.GA21455@bramka.kerhand.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >>> ps kristaps, did you spot the mail where i asked about why EXIT STATUS >>> was being recommended (in mdoc.7)? i need to know where that comes from... >> Jason (note this is cross-posted to discuss@), >> >> EXIT STATUS comes from NetBSD groff's mdoc.template: >> >> .\" This next request is for sections 1 and 8 exit statuses only. >> .\" .Sh EXIT STATUS >> >> If this is something they use a lot (Joerg?), then it needs to stay in >> with a specific note that NetBSD conventionally uses EXIT STATUS, whilst >> OpenBSD puts the `Ex -std' on the final line of the DESCRIPTION. Not >> sure about FreeBSD and DragonFly. Comments? >> > > ok. but your mdoc(7) page states this: > > EXIT STATUS > Command exit status for section 1, 6, and 8 manuals. This > section is the dual of RETURN VALUES, which is used for > functions. Historically, this information was described > in DIAGNOSTICS, a practise that is now discouraged. I think you're looking at mandoc's old EXIT STATUS documentation... The on-line manuals for DragonFly and Free only mention DIAGNOSTICS (just checked), which says that `Ex' should be used there. -- To unsubscribe send an email to discuss+unsubscribe@mdocml.bsd.lv