Bug 20528

Summary: sysconf(3) manpage doesn't mention posix.1b options
Product: Documentation Reporter: Matthias Buelow <mkb>
Component: Books & ArticlesAssignee: Tom Rhodes <trhodes>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Only Me    
Priority: Normal    
Version: Latest   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   
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Description Matthias Buelow 2000-08-10 22:20:03 UTC 
The sysconf(3) manual page doesn't mention many sysconf option constants
as defined under the "POSIX.1B sysconf options" section in
/usr/include/sys/unistd.h, such as _SC_PAGESIZE.
Most of these are usually documented in the sysconf(3) manpage on other
systems such as HP-UX, although some differences between header file
and manpage exist there also.
Comment 1 nik freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2000-11-12 16:01:18 UTC 
On Thu, Aug 10, 2000 at 11:07:58PM +0200, Matthias Buelow wrote:
> The sysconf(3) manual page doesn't mention many sysconf option constants
> as defined under the "POSIX.1B sysconf options" section in
> /usr/include/sys/unistd.h, such as _SC_PAGESIZE.
> Most of these are usually documented in the sysconf(3) manpage on other
> systems such as HP-UX, although some differences between header file
> and manpage exist there also.

Not being terribly familiar with this chunk of FreeBSD, it would be a great
help if you could send a patch that includes the descriptions you would
like to see added to sysconf(3).

Thanks,

N
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Comment 2 Mike Barcroft freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2002-11-17 15:55:56 UTC 
Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-doc->freebsd-standards


Standards issue.
Comment 3 Bruce M Simpson 2003-06-21 16:16:57 UTC 
Hi,

Here's a patch that adds the __POSIX_VISIBLE >= 199309 sysconf
variables to our sysconf(3) manpage.

BMS
Comment 4 Bruce M Simpson freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2003-08-09 06:08:12 UTC 
Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-standards->bms

I'll handle this. Waiting on feedback from various standards characters 
before committing.
Comment 5 Tom Rhodes freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2003-09-29 16:11:27 UTC 
Responsible Changed
From-To: bms->trhodes

Take this from bms as discussed in private email, I'll sort these entries and commit 
soon.  Thanks Bruce!
Comment 6 Tom Rhodes freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2003-12-23 17:32:25 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: open->closed

The options in your patch were sorted and committed.  Thanks bms!