[PATCH v5 7/8] Cygwin: winsup/doc/posix.xml: SUS V5 POSIX 2024 merge function variants on one line

[brian.inglis@systematicsw.ab.ca]

On 2025-01-13 06:38, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Jan 10 17:01, Brian Inglis wrote:
>> Move circular F/Ff/Fl and similar functions to put
>> base entries and -f -l variants on the same line.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Brian Inglis <Brian.Inglis@SystematicSW.ab.ca>
>> ---
>>   winsup/doc/posix.xml | 336 +++++++++++--------------------------------
>>   1 file changed, 84 insertions(+), 252 deletions(-)
> 
> Hmm.  This makes more sense than the previous patch.

This is part 1/3 of order/combine/abbreviate, submitted separately to ignore or 
change.

> However, it doesn't make sense if only the math functions are affected
> If you want to do this systematically, you'd have to group them
> following the Open Group Base Spec Issue 8.
					or SUS V5 or POSIX 2024 or ... ;^>

> That would also imply merging stuff like
> 
>    iswalnum/iswalnum_l		-- page 1280
>    le16toh/le32toh/le64toh	-- page 1327
>    localtime/localtime_r		-- page 1354
>    mlock/munlock			-- pages 1433, 1488
>    sig2str/str2sig		-- page 2040
> 
> etc. etc.
> 
> Nevertheless, while this has a certain charm and I don't see
> a disadvantage, I'd like to get Jon's input to this as well.

Okay with other _l _r _s suffixes, not sure about bits, un, or <-> flips?

-- 
Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis              Calgary, Alberta, Canada

La perfection est atteinte                   Perfection is achieved
non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter  not when there is no more to add
mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retrancher  but when there is no more to cut
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