Module Name: src
Committed By: perry
Date: Sun Jul 5 21:55:24 UTC 2009
Modified Files:
src/lib/libedit: editline.3
Log Message:
note that the return value of el_gets doesn't remain valid across
calls.
To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.69 -r1.70 src/lib/libedit/editline.3
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Modified files:
Index: src/lib/libedit/editline.3
diff -u src/lib/libedit/editline.3:1.69 src/lib/libedit/editline.3:1.70
--- src/lib/libedit/editline.3:1.69 Tue May 12 08:14:07 2009
+++ src/lib/libedit/editline.3 Sun Jul 5 21:55:24 2009
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: editline.3,v 1.69 2009/05/12 08:14:07 wiz Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: editline.3,v 1.70 2009/07/05 21:55:24 perry Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1997-2003 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd May 11, 2009
+.Dd July 5, 2009
.Dt EDITLINE 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@
is set to \-1 and
.Dv errno
contains the error code that caused it.
+The return value may not remain valid across calls to
+.Fn el_gets
+and must be copied if the data is to be retained.
.It Fn el_getc
Read a character from the tty.
.Fa ch
