[src/trunk]: src/usr.bin/make make(1): make documentation of Error more precise

[rillig <rillig%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/ff0daf4d9dfb
branches:  trunk
changeset: 976796:ff0daf4d9dfb
user:      rillig <rillig%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sun Oct 04 08:22:59 2020 +0000

description:
make(1): make documentation of Error more precise

diffstat:

 usr.bin/make/main.c |  16 +++++-----------
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diffs (38 lines):

diff -r 3e86a6198c9a -r ff0daf4d9dfb usr.bin/make/main.c
--- a/usr.bin/make/main.c       Sun Oct 04 08:14:35 2020 +0000
+++ b/usr.bin/make/main.c       Sun Oct 04 08:22:59 2020 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*     $NetBSD: main.c,v 1.364 2020/10/03 21:52:50 rillig Exp $        */
+/*     $NetBSD: main.c,v 1.365 2020/10/04 08:22:59 rillig Exp $        */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /*     "@(#)main.c     8.3 (Berkeley) 3/19/94" */
-MAKE_RCSID("$NetBSD: main.c,v 1.364 2020/10/03 21:52:50 rillig Exp $");
+MAKE_RCSID("$NetBSD: main.c,v 1.365 2020/10/04 08:22:59 rillig Exp $");
 #if defined(MAKE_NATIVE) && !defined(lint)
 __COPYRIGHT("@(#) Copyright (c) 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993 "
            "The Regents of the University of California.  "
@@ -1715,16 +1715,10 @@
     return bmake_strdup("");
 }
 
-/*-
- * Error --
- *     Print an error message given its format.
+/* Print a printf-style error message.
  *
- * Results:
- *     None.
- *
- * Side Effects:
- *     The message is printed.
- */
+ * This error message has no consequences, in particular it does not affect
+ * the exit status. */
 void
 Error(const char *fmt, ...)
 {