[Bug libc/289] New: Mandatory use of xdrec_skiprecord undocumented

[Bug libc/289] New: Mandatory use of xdrec_skiprecord undocumented

[redhat at elektrono dot com]

I have spent about 15 hours debugging xdrrec streams, and finally came across my problem when  
reading xdr_rec.c.  In a comment before xdrrec_skiprecord(), it mentions that this function should be  
called before trying to use the stream.  In fact, this record must be called otherwise reading from  
the stream will always fail.  I strongly encourage you to point this out in the rpc/xdr.h header 
file, so it saves some programmer some time in the future.

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           Summary: Mandatory use of xdrec_skiprecord undocumented
           Product: glibc
           Version: 2.3.2
            Status: NEW
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P2
         Component: libc
        AssignedTo: gotom at debian dot or dot jp
        ReportedBy: redhat at elektrono dot com
                CC: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com


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[Bug libc/289] Mandatory use of xdrec_skiprecord undocumented

[drepper at redhat dot com]

------- Additional Comments From drepper at redhat dot com  2004-08-10 04:19 -------
Then propose some wording.

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[Bug libc/289] Mandatory use of xdrec_skiprecord undocumented

[redhat at elektrono dot com]

------- Additional Comments From redhat at elektrono dot com  2004-08-10 16:28 -------
Ok, in the man page for xdr(3), append to this note under xdrrec_create:

Note:  the  XDR stream's op field must be set by the caller.

so that it reads

Note:  the  XDR stream's op field must be set by the caller.  The caller must call xdrrec_skiprecord() on 
this stream before reading from it.

That seems straightforward enough.

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[Bug libc/289] Mandatory use of xdrec_skiprecord undocumented

[drepper at redhat dot com]

------- Additional Comments From drepper at redhat dot com  2004-09-26 21:33 -------
Man page changes are completely wrong here.  Bring this up with the man page
maintainer.  glibc does not come with man pages and the info pages don't
document rpc.

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