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Subject: [Bug libc/3460] New: canonicalize_file_name comment is wrong
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The description of canonicalize_file_name in <stdlib.h> does not match the
behaviour of the canonicalize_file_name function. Here is a patch that
clarifies that it behaves like gnulib's
"canonicalize_filename_mode (name, CAN_EXISTING)".

*** stdlib/stdlib.h.bak	2006-01-24 20:38:08.000000000 +0100
--- stdlib/stdlib.h	2006-11-06 15:29:24.000000000 +0100
***************
*** 741,748 ****
  
  #ifdef	__USE_GNU
  /* Return a malloc'd string containing the canonical absolute name of the
!    named file.  The last file name component need not exist, and may be a
!    symlink to a nonexistent file.  */
  extern char *canonicalize_file_name (__const char *__name)
       __THROW __nonnull ((1)) __wur;
  #endif
--- 741,748 ----
  
  #ifdef	__USE_GNU
  /* Return a malloc'd string containing the canonical absolute name of the
!    named file.  If any file name component does not exist or is a symlink
!    to a nonexistent file, return NULL.  */
  extern char *canonicalize_file_name (__const char *__name)
       __THROW __nonnull ((1)) __wur;
  #endif



Btw, the bug tracker does not allow me to enter "Version: 2.5", but glibc-2.5
is already released.

-- 
           Summary: canonicalize_file_name comment is wrong
           Product: glibc
           Version: 2.4
            Status: NEW
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P3
         Component: libc
        AssignedTo: drepper at redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: bruno at clisp dot org
                CC: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com
 GCC build triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu
  GCC host triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu
GCC target triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3460

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