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and subject line Bug#512709: fixed in manpages 3.18-1
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regarding manpages-dev: typo or wrong obsolete reference in isalpha
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Package: manpages-dev
Version: 3.16-1
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
Hi,
In isalpha.3 there's a typo:
diff --git a/man3/isalpha.3 b/man3/isalpha.3
index 4dbd35b..1fc3c44 100644
--- a/man3/isalpha.3
+++ b/man3/isalpha.3
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ and is also an SVr4 extension.
.BR isblank ()
conforms to POSIX.1-2001 and C99 7.4.1.3.
POSIX.1-2008 marks
-.BR isalpa ()
+.BR isalpha ()
as obsolete.
.SH NOTES
The details of what characters belong into which class depend on the current
But then I was a bit surprised by the comment that isalpha is obsolete,
so went and checked POSIX.1-2008 and couldn't find any reference to this:
<http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/xrat/V4_xsh_chap01.html#tag_23_01_01_04>
<http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/isalpha.html>
So the following might be more appropriate instead?
diff --git a/man3/isalpha.3 b/man3/isalpha.3
index 4dbd35b..7cd1be2 100644
--- a/man3/isalpha.3
+++ b/man3/isalpha.3
@@ -165,9 +165,6 @@ is a BSD extension
and is also an SVr4 extension.
.BR isblank ()
conforms to POSIX.1-2001 and C99 7.4.1.3.
-POSIX.1-2008 marks
-.BR isalpa ()
-as obsolete.
.SH NOTES
The details of what characters belong into which class depend on the current
locale.
regards,
guillem
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--- Begin Message ---
Source: manpages
Source-Version: 3.18-1
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
manpages, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:
manpages-dev_3.18-1_all.deb
to pool/main/m/manpages/manpages-dev_3.18-1_all.deb
manpages_3.18-1.dsc
to pool/main/m/manpages/manpages_3.18-1.dsc
manpages_3.18-1.tar.gz
to pool/main/m/manpages/manpages_3.18-1.tar.gz
manpages_3.18-1_all.deb
to pool/main/m/manpages/manpages_3.18-1_all.deb
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
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pp.
Joey Schulze <[email protected]> (supplier of updated manpages package)
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Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:01:15 +0200
Source: manpages
Binary: manpages manpages-dev
Architecture: source all
Version: 3.18-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Martin Schulze <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Joey Schulze <[email protected]>
Description:
manpages - Manual pages about using a GNU/Linux system
manpages-dev - Manual pages about using GNU/Linux for development
Closes: 512709 514043
Changes:
manpages (3.18-1) unstable; urgency=low
.
* New upstream release
. Correction of fexecve(3) (closes: Bug#514043)
. Obsolete isalpha(3) (closes: Bug#512709)
* Avoid distribution pthread pages that are currently also provided by
glibc-doc:
. pthread_kill_other_threads_np(3)
. pthread_sigmask(3)
. pthread_kill(3)
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