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docs: update cygwin progress * doc/glibc-functions/mkostemp.texi (mkostemp): Added in cygwin 1.7.6. * doc/glibc-functions/mkostemps.texi (mkostemps): Likewise. * doc/posix-headers/fenv.texi (fenv.h): Added after cygwin 1.7.7. * doc/posix-functions/feclearexcept.texi (feclearexcept): Likewise. * doc/posix-functions/fegetenv.texi (fegetenv): Likewise. * doc/posix-functions/fegetexceptflag.texi (fegetexceptflag): Likewise. * doc/posix-functions/fegetround.texi (fegetround): Likewise. * doc/posix-functions/feholdexcept.texi (feholdexcept): Likewise. * doc/posix-functions/feraiseexcept.texi (feraiseexcept): Likewise. * doc/posix-functions/fesetenv.texi (fesetenv): Likewise. * doc/posix-functions/fesetexceptflag.texi (fesetexceptflag): Likewise. * doc/posix-functions/fesetround.texi (fesetround): Likewise. * doc/posix-functions/fetestexcept.texi (fetestexcept): Likewise. * doc/posix-functions/feupdateenv.texi (feupdateenv): Likewise. * doc/glibc-functions/feenableexcept.texi (feenableexcept): Likewise. * doc/glibc-functions/fedisableexcept.texi (fedisableexcept): Likewise. * doc/glibc-functions/fegetexcept.texi (fegetexcept): Likewise. Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
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1 @node faccessat
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2 @section @code{faccessat}
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3 @findex faccessat
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5 POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/faccessat.html}
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7 Gnulib module: faccessat
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10 @itemize
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11 @item
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12 This function is missing on some platforms:
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13 glibc 2.3.6, MacOS X 10.3, FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 3.0, OpenBSD 3.8, AIX
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14 5.1, HP-UX 11, IRIX 6.5, OSF/1 5.1, Solaris 10, Cygwin 1.5.x, mingw,
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15 Interix 3.5, BeOS.
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16 However, the replacement does not always take into account ACLs. Also,
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17 it is not safe to be used in libraries and is not multithread-safe.
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18 @end itemize
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20 Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
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21 @itemize
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22 @end itemize
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24 Other problems of this function:
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25 @itemize
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27 There is an inherent race between calling this function and performing
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28 some action based on the results; you should think twice before trusting
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29 this function, especially in a set-uid or set-gid program.
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30 @end itemize