Subject: lib/6252: daemon(3) has no cross-reference to fork(2)
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <woods@mail.weird.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 10/05/1998 14:50:53
>Number: 6252
>Category: lib
>Synopsis: daemon(3) has no cross-reference to fork(2)
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: lib-bug-people (Library Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Mon Oct 5 12:05:00 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Greg A. Woods
>Organization:
Planix, Inc.; Toronto, Ontario; Canada
>Release: NetBSD-current sup 907587918
>Environment:
irrelevant
>Description:
The daemon(3) function calls fork(2) and may return with errno
set to codes defined in the fork(2) manual page [as mentioned in
the "ERRORS" section], but there's no cross reference to fork(2)
in the "SEE ALSO" section.
>How-To-Repeat:
examine the daemon(3) manual page
>Fix:
apply the following patch
*** /var/sup/sup.NetBSD.ORG/src/lib/libc/gen/daemon.3 Fri Feb 6 07:41:23 1998
--- ./daemon.3 Mon Oct 5 14:45:51 1998
***************
*** 73,78 ****
--- 73,79 ----
and
.Xr setsid 2 .
.Sh SEE ALSO
+ .Xr fork 2 ,
.Xr setsid 2
.Sh HISTORY
The
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