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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 vsprintf
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2 @section @code{vsprintf}
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3 @findex vsprintf
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5 POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/vsprintf.html}
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7 Gnulib module: vsprintf-posix
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64 @end itemize