[PATCH][BZ #6885] Clarify description of __freading and __fwriting
Carlos O'Donell
carlos@systemhalted.org
Thu Jan 10 01:49:00 GMT 2013
On 01/09/2013 08:07 PM, Roland McGrath wrote:
>> +The @code{__freading} and @code{__fwriting} functions exist primarily for use
>> +by gnulib and for other legacy software. Their use in new programs is not
>> +recommended.
>
> If we were to mention gnulib it would belong in @file or something. But I
> don't think we should use wording like this. If we want to discourage use
> of an interface, the the manual should describe why it's suspect to use it
> and what patterns we recommend instead that make its use unnecessary.
Agreed.
Cheers,
Carlos.
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