Re: CVS commit: src/lib/libc/gen

[Hubert Feyrer <hubert%feyrer.de@localhost>]

On Thu, 18 May 2006, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> > | > Modified Files:
> > | >  src/lib/libc/gen: directory.3
> > | >
> > | > Log Message:
> > | > Explicitly mention that telldir values are only valid for the lifetime of
> > | > the DIR pointer. Pointed out by Klaus Klein.
> > |
> > | POSIX (or at least the opengroup website) allows them to be trashed
> > | by rewinddir() as well.
> >
> > Thanks. I guess we are not trashing them now, so I will not
> > explicitly mention this.
>
> We should so people don't write code that assumes they have continuing
> validity.

Should API changes like this be mentioned in src/doc/CHANGES?


 - Hubert