tags 391402 fixed-upstream thanks Hi,
> The qsort(3) man page seems to imply that strcmp can be passed as a > comparison routine to qsort. The sentence I refer to is: > > Library routines suitable for use as the _compar_ argument include > strcmp() (see below), alphasort(), and versionsort(). > > As written, the sentence is self-contradictory: it (falsely) claims Agreed. > that > strcmp is suitable for use as the _compar_ argument, and then refers the > reader to the example which (correctly) explains that this is not the > case. Since strcmp really cannot be used as _compar_, I propose to > change the sentence. > > I believe the intention of mentioning strcmp there was to say that strcmp > is useful for *implementing* a comparison function, and that intention is > worth > retaining. That is why I propose the sentence to be changed to something > like: > > Library routines suitable for use as the _compar_ argument include > alphasort() and versionsort(). To compare C strings, the comparison > function can call strcmp(), as shown in the example below. Perfect. Changed as you suggest for upstream 2.41. Thanks for your report. Cheers, Michael -- Michael Kerrisk maintainer of Linux man pages Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 Want to help with man page maintenance? Grab the latest tarball at ftp://ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/linux-local/manpages/, read the HOWTOHELP file and grep the source files for 'FIXME'. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
