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@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@ 2012-12-11 Siddhesh Poyarekar <siddhesh@redhat.com> + [BZ #14246] + * manual/argp.texi (Argp Helper Functions): Move node to follow + Argp Parsing State. + [BZ #14872] * manual/conf.texi (Limits on File System Capacity): Mention if terminating null is included in the max size. @@ -14,16 +14,16 @@ Version 2.17 12140, 13013, 13412, 13542, 13601, 13603, 13604, 13629, 13679, 13696, 13698, 13717, 13741, 13759, 13761, 13763, 13881, 13939, 13950, 13952, 13966, 14042, 14047, 14090, 14150, 14151, 14152, 14154, 14157, 14166, - 14173, 14195, 14197, 14237, 14251, 14252, 14283, 14298, 14303, 14307, - 14328, 14331, 14336, 14337, 14347, 14349, 14368, 14376, 14417, 14447, - 14459, 14476, 14477, 14501, 14505, 14510, 14516, 14518, 14519, 14530, - 14532, 14538, 14543, 14544, 14545, 14557, 14562, 14568, 14576, 14579, - 14583, 14587, 14595, 14602, 14610, 14621, 14638, 14645, 14648, 14652, - 14660, 14661, 14669, 14672, 14683, 14694, 14716, 14719, 14743, 14767, - 14783, 14784, 14785, 14793, 14796, 14797, 14801, 14803, 14805, 14807, - 14811, 14815, 14821, 14822, 14824, 14828, 14831, 14833, 14835, 14838, - 14856, 14863, 14865, 14866, 14868, 14869, 14871, 14872, 14879, 14889, - 14893, 14898, 14914. + 14173, 14195, 14197, 14237, 14246, 14251, 14252, 14283, 14298, 14303, + 14307, 14328, 14331, 14336, 14337, 14347, 14349, 14368, 14376, 14417, + 14447, 14459, 14476, 14477, 14501, 14505, 14510, 14516, 14518, 14519, + 14530, 14532, 14538, 14543, 14544, 14545, 14557, 14562, 14568, 14576, + 14579, 14583, 14587, 14595, 14602, 14610, 14621, 14638, 14645, 14648, + 14652, 14660, 14661, 14669, 14672, 14683, 14694, 14716, 14719, 14743, + 14767, 14783, 14784, 14785, 14793, 14796, 14797, 14801, 14803, 14805, + 14807, 14811, 14815, 14821, 14822, 14824, 14828, 14831, 14833, 14835, + 14838, 14856, 14863, 14865, 14866, 14868, 14869, 14871, 14872, 14879, + 14889, 14893, 14898, 14914. * CVE-2011-4609 svc_run() produces high cpu usage when accept fails with EMFILE has been fixed (Bugzilla #14889). diff --git a/manual/argp.texi b/manual/argp.texi index 097c5c6a74..c9fbe975ac 100644 --- a/manual/argp.texi +++ b/manual/argp.texi @@ -561,85 +561,6 @@ function returned an error value, each parser is called with @code{ARGP_KEY_ERROR}. No further calls are made, except the final call with @code{ARGP_KEY_FINI}. -@node Argp Helper Functions, , Argp Parsing State, Argp Parser Functions -@subsubsection Functions For Use in Argp Parsers - -Argp provides a number of functions available to the user of argp -(@pxref{Argp Parser Functions}), mostly for producing error messages. -These take as their first argument the @var{state} argument to the -parser function. @xref{Argp Parsing State}. - - -@cindex usage messages, in argp -@comment argp.h -@comment GNU -@deftypefun void argp_usage (const struct argp_state *@var{state}) -Outputs the standard usage message for the argp parser referred to by -@var{state} to @code{@var{state}->err_stream} and terminate the program -with @code{exit (argp_err_exit_status)}. @xref{Argp Global Variables}. -@end deftypefun - -@cindex syntax error messages, in argp -@comment argp.h -@comment GNU -@deftypefun void argp_error (const struct argp_state *@var{state}, const char *@var{fmt}, @dots{}) -Prints the printf format string @var{fmt} and following args, preceded -by the program name and @samp{:}, and followed by a @w{@samp{Try @dots{} ---help}} message, and terminates the program with an exit status of -@code{argp_err_exit_status}. @xref{Argp Global Variables}. -@end deftypefun - -@cindex error messages, in argp -@comment argp.h -@comment GNU -@deftypefun void argp_failure (const struct argp_state *@var{state}, int @var{status}, int @var{errnum}, const char *@var{fmt}, @dots{}) -Similar to the standard gnu error-reporting function @code{error}, this -prints the program name and @samp{:}, the printf format string -@var{fmt}, and the appropriate following args. If it is non-zero, the -standard unix error text for @var{errnum} is printed. If @var{status} is -non-zero, it terminates the program with that value as its exit status. - -The difference between @code{argp_failure} and @code{argp_error} is that -@code{argp_error} is for @emph{parsing errors}, whereas -@code{argp_failure} is for other problems that occur during parsing but -don't reflect a syntactic problem with the input, such as illegal values -for options, bad phase of the moon, etc. -@end deftypefun - -@comment argp.h -@comment GNU -@deftypefun void argp_state_help (const struct argp_state *@var{state}, FILE *@var{stream}, unsigned @var{flags}) -Outputs a help message for the argp parser referred to by @var{state}, -to @var{stream}. The @var{flags} argument determines what sort of help -message is produced. @xref{Argp Help Flags}. -@end deftypefun - -Error output is sent to @code{@var{state}->err_stream}, and the program -name printed is @code{@var{state}->name}. - -The output or program termination behavior of these functions may be -suppressed if the @code{ARGP_NO_EXIT} or @code{ARGP_NO_ERRS} flags are -passed to @code{argp_parse}. @xref{Argp Flags}. - -This behavior is useful if an argp parser is exported for use by other -programs (e.g., by a library), and may be used in a context where it is -not desirable to terminate the program in response to parsing errors. In -argp parsers intended for such general use, and for the case where the -program @emph{doesn't} terminate, calls to any of these functions should -be followed by code that returns the appropriate error code: - -@smallexample -if (@var{bad argument syntax}) - @{ - argp_usage (@var{state}); - return EINVAL; - @} -@end smallexample - -@noindent -If a parser function will @emph{only} be used when @code{ARGP_NO_EXIT} -is not set, the return may be omitted. - @node Argp Parsing State, Argp Helper Functions, Argp Special Keys, Argp Parser Functions @subsubsection Argp Parsing State @@ -726,6 +647,85 @@ Private, for use by the argp implementation. @end table @end deftp +@node Argp Helper Functions, , Argp Parsing State, Argp Parser Functions +@subsubsection Functions For Use in Argp Parsers + +Argp provides a number of functions available to the user of argp +(@pxref{Argp Parser Functions}), mostly for producing error messages. +These take as their first argument the @var{state} argument to the +parser function. @xref{Argp Parsing State}. + + +@cindex usage messages, in argp +@comment argp.h +@comment GNU +@deftypefun void argp_usage (const struct argp_state *@var{state}) +Outputs the standard usage message for the argp parser referred to by +@var{state} to @code{@var{state}->err_stream} and terminate the program +with @code{exit (argp_err_exit_status)}. @xref{Argp Global Variables}. +@end deftypefun + +@cindex syntax error messages, in argp +@comment argp.h +@comment GNU +@deftypefun void argp_error (const struct argp_state *@var{state}, const char *@var{fmt}, @dots{}) +Prints the printf format string @var{fmt} and following args, preceded +by the program name and @samp{:}, and followed by a @w{@samp{Try @dots{} +--help}} message, and terminates the program with an exit status of +@code{argp_err_exit_status}. @xref{Argp Global Variables}. +@end deftypefun + +@cindex error messages, in argp +@comment argp.h +@comment GNU +@deftypefun void argp_failure (const struct argp_state *@var{state}, int @var{status}, int @var{errnum}, const char *@var{fmt}, @dots{}) +Similar to the standard gnu error-reporting function @code{error}, this +prints the program name and @samp{:}, the printf format string +@var{fmt}, and the appropriate following args. If it is non-zero, the +standard unix error text for @var{errnum} is printed. If @var{status} is +non-zero, it terminates the program with that value as its exit status. + +The difference between @code{argp_failure} and @code{argp_error} is that +@code{argp_error} is for @emph{parsing errors}, whereas +@code{argp_failure} is for other problems that occur during parsing but +don't reflect a syntactic problem with the input, such as illegal values +for options, bad phase of the moon, etc. +@end deftypefun + +@comment argp.h +@comment GNU +@deftypefun void argp_state_help (const struct argp_state *@var{state}, FILE *@var{stream}, unsigned @var{flags}) +Outputs a help message for the argp parser referred to by @var{state}, +to @var{stream}. The @var{flags} argument determines what sort of help +message is produced. @xref{Argp Help Flags}. +@end deftypefun + +Error output is sent to @code{@var{state}->err_stream}, and the program +name printed is @code{@var{state}->name}. + +The output or program termination behavior of these functions may be +suppressed if the @code{ARGP_NO_EXIT} or @code{ARGP_NO_ERRS} flags are +passed to @code{argp_parse}. @xref{Argp Flags}. + +This behavior is useful if an argp parser is exported for use by other +programs (e.g., by a library), and may be used in a context where it is +not desirable to terminate the program in response to parsing errors. In +argp parsers intended for such general use, and for the case where the +program @emph{doesn't} terminate, calls to any of these functions should +be followed by code that returns the appropriate error code: + +@smallexample +if (@var{bad argument syntax}) + @{ + argp_usage (@var{state}); + return EINVAL; + @} +@end smallexample + +@noindent +If a parser function will @emph{only} be used when @code{ARGP_NO_EXIT} +is not set, the return may be omitted. + @node Argp Children, Argp Help Filtering, Argp Parser Functions, Argp Parsers @subsection Combining Multiple Argp Parsers |