Subject: lib/35170: confstr() should return 0, not -1, on errors
To: None <lib-bug-people@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,>
From: None <guy@alum.mit.edu>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 12/02/2006 22:45:00 
>Number:         35170
>Category:       lib
>Synopsis:       confstr() should return 0, not -1, on errors
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    lib-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Dec 02 22:45:00 +0000 2006
>Originator:     Guy Harris
>Release:        -current
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
According to

    http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/confstr.html

confstr() should return 0, not (size_t)-1, on errors.  The current NetBSD implementation returns -1 if sysctl() fails.
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix: