Re: pause.3: misc cleanup

2022-12-10 Thread Ingo Schwarze
Hi Scott, Scott Cheloha wrote on Sat, Dec 10, 2022 at 09:25:48AM -0600: > Sure, I will keep the ERRORS section. > I think the current phrasing in ERRORS is odd, though. > "may set the global variable..." is what we normally say here, but it > isn't a "may" in this case, it's an "always". I

Re: pause.3: misc cleanup

2022-12-10 Thread Todd C . Miller
Updated patch looks good to me. - todd

Re: pause.3: misc cleanup

2022-12-10 Thread Scott Cheloha
Sorry for the delay. On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 08:19:51PM +0100, Ingo Schwarze wrote: > Hi Scott, > > thanks for repeatedly working on time-related library documentation. :-) > > Unless noted otherwise, i agree with Todd's comments. > > Todd C. Miller wrote on Wed, Nov 09, 2022 at 10:31:15AM

Re: pause.3: misc cleanup

2022-11-10 Thread Ingo Schwarze
Hi Scott, thanks for repeatedly working on time-related library documentation. :-) Unless noted otherwise, i agree with Todd's comments. Todd C. Miller wrote on Wed, Nov 09, 2022 at 10:31:15AM -0700: > On Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:47:22 +, Scott Cheloha wrote: >> RETURN VALUES >> >> - Pull

Re: pause.3: misc cleanup

2022-11-09 Thread Todd C . Miller
On Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:47:22 +, Scott Cheloha wrote: > I think this could use some sprucing. > > NAME > > - "stop until signal" -> "wait for a signal" > > Feels more natural to me. OK > DESCRIPTION > > - It's "the calling thread" that blocks, not "a process". > > - Nothing is "forced". >

pause.3: misc cleanup

2022-11-09 Thread Scott Cheloha
I think this could use some sprucing. NAME - "stop until signal" -> "wait for a signal" Feels more natural to me. DESCRIPTION - It's "the calling thread" that blocks, not "a process". - Nothing is "forced". - It "blocks", it doesn't "pause". Saying pause(3) "pauses" is too circular. -